Spice Trade

The spice trade in the Islamic Era

For the sake of argument, could you answer the following?:

Detail the argument behind the assertion that the spice trade led to the formation of governments in Southeast Asia.

Detail the fundamental differences between the Islamic er of the spice trade and the new paradigm introduced by the Portuguese and Dutch.

Explain how the social position of merchants in Hindu, Confucian, Muslim, and European Christian broader outcomes in the seas of Asia.