Merchants controlled most land and maritime trade routes in the years leading up to the 1400s.

It's the European, such as Portugal and great britain

Arab and Asian merchant controlled most land and maritime trade routes in the years leading up to the 1400s

Towns and small farms are usually for land, lakes, rivers, and seas.they also produce other food, like crops.it's also where animals are, where we get our meat.large plantations normally have forests, where crops are grown for sale. (similar to farms)plantations have larger fields of crops.our wine, sugar canes, and fruits come from plantations.