Did Europeans pay for their imports with money (silver) or with other trade items (this information was in both the lectures and textbook)?

This assignment asks you to reflect on trade between Europe and the Indian Ocean and Chinese zones. When you answer, you should use evidence from the two primary sources. When you refer to a primary source, write at least one sentence that introduces it by indicating when it was written, who wrote it, and why it is important. Your paper will be marked down if you don’t do this.

Here are the questions (answer all of them):

Why did European traders desire to sail to India and China before 1800? How were European commodities received in Indian/Asian markets?

Did Europeans pay for their imports with money (silver) or with other trade items (this information was in both the lectures and textbook)?