The development and progress of the Long distance trade in Eurasia but and also in many countries have been recorded as a major achievement. Eurasia, a union of Asia and Europe into a single large landmass to form a continent, ranks her long distance trade among the best performed activities during this era. This is owing to the fact that most parts of the world particularly Eurasia started to produce food both for their own domestic consumption as well as selling the surplus.
The people of Eurasia also began to adopt other forms of interactions whereby they encountered a more intense contact with one another over longer distances and over wider areas during trade. Comparatively, the long distance in Eurasia developed a few miles ahead of the long distance in the Sub Sahara. This paper therefore presents a discussion giving an account of the faster rate of development of the trade in the Eurasia then in the Sub Sahara.
To begin with, Globalization became an eye opener to the long distance trade in Eurasia. Among the benefits associated with globalization was the break down of the traditional boundaries that had initially been created. The breakdown of such boundaries was a major breakthrough in the period of increasing developments in the financial trends across the globe particularly in Eurasia.
Most interestingly, globalization as a major phenomenon was realized through the long distance trade which had its roots in Eurasia. The existence of the “silk roads” played a major role in linking most parts of Eurasia and North Africa. The link represented a great advance in the progress of the long distance trade in Eurasia compared to the Sub Sahara.
In addition to the globalization, there were also the noble contributions received from the Classical Empires. The empires included among others Han, Parthian, Kushan and Roman whose contribution restored order as well as political stability to the territories. Among the contributions include the massive construction of elaborate transport facilities in the region.
The Classical empires also expanded their empires hence bringing them to a closer proximity with each other. The restoration of stability and order in the territory provided a favorable environment for the growth of the long distance trade in Eurasia as compared to Sub Sahara whose stability was under compromise.
Furthermore, the Silk roads also laid a strong foundation to the development of the long distance trade in Eurasia. These roads (Silk roads), were referred to as silk roads due to the fact that the high quality silk obtained from China become one of the major commodities that the traders exchanged along these roads.
The Silk roads provided a link between China and the Holy Roman Empire and enhanced its effectiveness through the formation of two major branches which split the desert into the northern and southern parts. The Silk roads also proved advantageous to the trade since it avoided the “deadly desert” of Taklamakan as it passed into the oasis towns which existed along the outskirts.
Through the Silk roads, the Classical Empires experienced a great reduction in the cost of the long distance trade. The merchants started the establishment of extensive trade networks between Eurasia and northern parts of Africa. The success in the establishment of the routes linking Eurasia and other long distance traders made it possible for a faster progress of the trade in Eurasia compared to Sub Sahara.
Owing to the political stability as well as the adequate infrastructure development such as routes that provided links between Eurasia and the other long distance traders, a fertile ground for the spread of some greatest world religions came afore. These included Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
Many people also settled in Eurasia due to food supply. The food supply was as a result of great variety of agricultural products from the domesticated animals. With the great accumulation of wealth from the trade, Eurasia acquired great ability to acquire great dominance over the world.
However, as the many political, social and economic activities continue to thrive in many parts of the world, the tallest order arises when these countries have to maintain their status quo. As it has been practically witnessed in the largest percentage of the developing and the developed countries, the road to socio economic and political stability occurs gradually.
The development to stability is a sigmoid growth where they grow to the peak of power after which the development rate increases at a diminishing rate and finally fall towards the starting point. The United States of America has been considered to be at the fore front of development aspects. To date, the United States holds the record as the Worlds Superpower. The United States experiences economic, social and political prowess.
Conclusions made from reliable premises documents that the United States will remain at the top of the ladder till the year 2030 when another nation may pose a reasonable threat of attempt to surpass her.
The researchers have faced a wider spectrum of reactions or critiques some of which have subjected the possibility of the US remaining a superpower to a rigor of doubt. Most interestingly, the question about the US being surpassed by another nation such as China in the future calls for a deeper understanding of what it takes to be a superpower.
The United States of America, as a superpower, does not only experience the strongest political and military victories over the entire world, but the cultural pyramids, economic as well as the scientific control also lies in the hands of the US.
The United States holds the league in the formulation of new and original consumer brands for a number of commodities all over the world. The production of such brands occur in companies including McDonalds, Coca cola, Citigroup, Nike, Xerox, Microsoft, Google among other multinational companies owing their possession to the US.
In comparison, Japan and Europe have made a few brands in a few selected countries, which is still far form the US capacity in the industrial production. Furthermore, when one considers the number and the usage of the US brand logos in the developing nations, it proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the US economic and cultural dominance has gained more popularity by the same measure.
The United States maintains her victory over the world in the education sector. It is documented from adequate research that the US owns seventeen of the best twenty universities in the world. These are the greatest learning institutions where all the top students in the world aspire to belong as students. Top students from India, Europe as well as Japan make applications for the US universities such as Stanford, Harvard and Cambridge hence; China may not match the US in the economy of knowledge.
Besides the possession of these state of the heart institutions, the US has also invested heavily in scientific research hence plays a pivotal role in the world of innovations from the laboratory to the market place. To surpass this state, China has to advance further her technology to lead inventions as well as corporations which are adaptable to the world’s marketplace.
As a wrap up therefore, it is evident that the US economy, politics and the social structure and functions such as security are miles beyond that of the entire world. The US has a control of the entire world’s economic power. Despite the tireless attempts made by other countries (commonly referred to as the “Barbarians”) such as China to surpass, the US will remain at the peak for a period estimated to till 2030.