Economic Control Aspects In The Early Modern Era

Control Aspects in the Early Modern Era The Early Modern era was a time of change an evolution. From the mid 1400s to the late 1700s, all over Eurasia empires began to grow. Some sought control in the New World, like Spain and other European countries, while others spanned through differentiating cultures and terrains in Eurasia, like the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Ottoman and Mughal Empires. These empires controlled their portions of the world through several different aspects. One element of control that they used was economic control. By regulating trade and commerce, these empires grew to be self sufficient and prosperous. Likewise, cultural control helped these empires continue with unified peoples. The most important aspects of control in the …show more content…
By regulating trade and commerce, empires were able to better control the people, and gain wealth from this as well. For example, in Europe, many colonies had their trade regulated by their mother country. Spain, for instance, had a multitude of colonies in the new world. These colonies were mainly used for people who would own plantations, export a numerous amount of cash crops, and then benefit from the profits. Because Spain ran on a mercantilist type of economy, it would encourage trade, then tax the exports, and collect from the profit. This helped Spain become an extremely wealthy, and therefore powerful empire. Contrastingly, in the Mughal Empire, smaller officials were trusted to collect taxes. Not only does this promote loyalty by showing respect for the people, but it makes it easier for people to feel comfortable giving their taxes to someone they know. In the Ottoman Empire, the government pushed trade because of its location on the Mediterranean Sea. This led to a vast trade market that largely benefited the economy. It is evident that economic control by the government helped expands and secure theses