Title: How does trade spread ideas and culture? - eNotes.com
Headings: How does trade spread ideas and culture?
Social Sciences
How does trade spread ideas and culture?
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Content: The United States imports huge amounts of goods from China without being exposed to Chinese culture and ideas because trade is not really done by people anymore. Ships are loaded in China by Chinese people. They arrive in the US, where they are unloaded by Americans. You do not have Americans going to China to buy the products or large groups of Chinese coming to the US to sell them. Centuries ago, things were different. For example, goods would be brought across the Middle East by camel caravans. This meant that relatively large numbers of people would travel along with the goods. They went slowly, stopping often. When they stopped, they would interact with local people. There would be exchanges of ideas.