Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 417-430)

The second part of this chapter we begin to see a different side of an empire, the Russian Empire. Showing the difference of how it was just going east or west. In the east it was very slowly produced, they were known for gathering and hunting for their food. Not trading and being more out there like other empires. Since they didn't have anything such as weapons or any big seller they didn't get a lot of trade. The other part of Russia had many things that helped in trade such as grain, sugar, tea, tobacco and alcohol. Which was one reason why the Russian Empire was so wealthy. What I thought was interesting was how they compared it to the upcoming of China and India. It was like everything that each empire was doing was a competition. Yes, that was the case for many reasons but at the end of the day each empire was just trying to make it better to live in.