Comparing the Development of Trade in Gotland and Great Zimbabwe :: Geography

Comparing the Development of passel in Gotland and Great ZimbabweThere were many differences and similarities between the ways grapple hasdeveloped in Gotland and in Great Zimbabwe. In this essay I would discussthe most important ones, that can indicate something about business deal ontogeny in other places in the world. The time span in which cover hasdeveloped and came to its highest level in both places was about the same.In Great Zimbabwe it was between the 10th and the 16th centuries. InGotland it started in the Vikings get on end (9th century) and ended in the16th century. The grapple was reduced radically after these eras have passed.The main reason for it in Great Zimbabwe was affable and environmentalreasons_Great Zimbabwe was abandoned. Another reason is that the Portuguesebegan exploring southeast Africa and made colonies there, that diminished theShona Kingdom even more. In Gotland the slew amounts were reduced becauseit stopped existence an independent island_i t was vanquished by its enemies.The conquering of a place could affect the trade wind and its development forthe worse.The geographical locations in both places have affected the tradedevelopment. Both places have coasts. In Gotland, which is an island, itwas probably hard to create trade connections when the ships were not sodeveloped. When the ships were more advanced, Gotland was used as a tradestation_ships from the Baltic area got equipped and traded with the Gutar.Great Zimbabwe is found in the mainland exactly it is close to the coast. GreatZimbabwes region contains many gold resources and it is a keenagricultural zone. The location of an area and the resources in it couldaffect the trade and its development tremendously. The markets that themerchants in each place traded with were ones that the best way to reachthem was by sailing. The people from Great Zimbabwe used the winds that areblowing in the Indian naval and the Arab sea to navigate to the places theytraded wit h. The places are southern Arabia, India, China. The Gutartraded with ships that came to Gotland from the Baltic area. In the well-situatedage of the trade in Gotland the Gutar have reached to places all over europium and even to the Mediterranean sea countries. Both places have tradedwith countries of their areas since the ships were not so well developed atthat time_unlike today, they were not good and safe nice for very longsails. In the past an access to a sea or an ocean could affect the tradeand its development.