"Black ship" can refer to any Portuguese ship that arrived in Japan to conduct trade in the 16th century. The Portuguese became the first Europeans to set foot in Japan in 1543 when António Mota ...

Rearview Mirror: Pidgin English has roots in 16th-century trade. By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser. ... Chinese and Portuguese words and phrases. Some thought that was a good thing.

Globalization began, you might say, a bit before the turn of the 16th century, in Portugal. ... "The Portuguese drive was not simply to explore and trade.

Spice: The 16th Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World . Author: Roger Crowley . ISBN-13: 978-0300267471. ... For Portugal, Crowley writes, “trade and conquest went hand in hand”, ...

Little is currently taught in Portugal’s schools about the country’s central role in the slave trade. From the 16th century, Portugal established sugar plantations – then the world’s most ...

By the conclusion of the trans-Atlantic slave trade at the end of the 19th century, Europeans had enslaved and transported more than 12.5 million Africans. Advertisement Skip to the content ...

The former Portuguese colony, a near neighbour of Hong Kong, ... Late-16th Century - Macau's trade reaches its peak as the territory is a key link in the export of Chinese silk to Japan.