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Major global trade routes, 1400-1800
Major global trade routes, 1400-1800
(from Mail & Guardian Online)
While all these important developments were underway, British naval superiority was also growing. In the 16th and 17th Century, international trade expanded immensely, and loanwords were absorbed from the languages of many other countries throughout the world, including those of other trading and imperial nations such as Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. Among these were