Identify the specific commodities that fueled global commerce in the early modern world,and explain how they connected and affected the world.

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The Answer is •A discussion of silver should trace its flow from the Americas to Europe to Asia.Silver also flowed from Japan to the rest of Asia.It should be noted that most of the world's silver ended up in Asia,especially in China.
•A discussion of the effect of silver on the world should discuss the impact on Native Americans forced to mine for silver (especially Potosí).The discovery of silver in Japan also enabled the country to end years of civil war and emerge as a unified state under the leadership of the Tokugawa shogun.For Europeans,silver increased their purchasing power because they were able to use it to purchase more goods,especially in Asia.This was particularly true in the case of Spain because its empire included most of the silver-producing regions in the Americas.
•A discussion of fur should focus on the fur trade in North America and Russia,and should outline the effect of the fur trade on the local population in North America and Siberia.The extinction of certain species should also be noted.
•A discussion of the Atlantic slave trade should show how it connected the economies of Europe,Africa,and the Americas.A discussion of the global consequences should address not only enslaved Africans in the Americas but also those in Africa.

Identify the Specific Commodities That Fueled Global Commerce in the Early