How did old trade Empires communicate with each other?

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Things like the Dutch spice trade. How did they set up these trading routes half way across the world from each other with no translators?

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Aside from the other points, there were “bridge languages” available to help things start out. For example, the Dutch would have encountered Arabic speakers in Indonesia, thanks to Muslim influence in the area. There would have been Dutch traders who knew Arabic from trading with the near east, so using Arabic would have been a possible way to get started.

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