Evaluate the nature and significance of external economic relations for China and India immediately before the emergence of European sea-borne trading links from c.1500.

EC120 The World Economy in Historical Perspective

Evaluate the nature and significance of external economic relations for China and India immediately before the emergence of European sea-borne trading links from c.1500. Discuss how the economies of these regions were affected by the expanding influence of European traders during the three centuries before 1800.