Explain ONE difference in the way that technology affected state power in Asia and in the way that technology affected state power in Europe in the period 1450 to 1750.

One difference in how technology affected state power in Asia and Europe in the period 1450 to 1750 was in the focus on commercial expansionism.

During this period, China was the oldest and richest civilization in the world, with great naval capacity, but unlike the West, it did not have the need for colonizing expansion to other countries, as it already had a vast geography.

The Chinese state did not control commercial development, and the focus was on the production of essential agricultural products such as tea, grains and cotton.

In Europe, technologies have driven the great navigations, due to scarcity and trade barriers, leading to European imperialism in new lands, as in the discovery of the Americas.

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Technology was used for war in Asia as compared to the technology used in Europe for economy.

Explanation:

Technology was used in Asia in order to control their empire and defend against their enemies while the technology used in Europe in order to make their economy better. Europe used their technology for the welfare of their people while the people in Asia especially Muslims used technology to conquer more area and spread their empire on the large area.

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