They traded dyestuffs (Tyrian purple), salt, cedar logs, perfume, cloth, and glass trinkets. As they expanded their trade west through the Mediterranean and east to Mesopotamia, they engaged in carriage trade, ie shipping other peoples' produce for them, which extended their trade goods to include grains, spices, metals, skins, meat, garments, even going as far as Cornwall for tin.
They initially traded their own produce of timber, gems, metals, cites and foodstuffs, then expanded into carry trade - shipping commodities between other producers and markets - materials, grains, seafood, timber, minerals - anything that there was a market for.
Initially they traded their own produce - grains, timber, textiles, dyes. but then expanded into carriage trade - shipping produce between other areas - minerals, precious metals and jewels, foodstuffs, materials, manufactures, anything for which they could meet a demand or make a demand for.
lumber, perfume, cloth, and glass trinkets all for gold and silk, salt, wood, glass, metalwork and other things
c. the Phoenicians
To use and consume the products, and use the slaves. However the trade they profited most from was the carriage trade - taking goods and slaves between other places and making a handsome profit on the resale transaction.
Systematic carriage trade and an alphabet.
food
yes
Profit.
Trade.
Trade.
The Phoenicians were a people who became prosperous through international trade.
The Hittites expanded militarily, the Phoenicians expanded through trade.
They had a fleet of armed vessels to conduct the trade, and established trading depots in the areas of interest.
Trade and security.
Ships, trade, buildings.
Trade.
Trade.
For consumption and trade.
The Phoenicians were the great merchants of ancient times. They sold rich treasures from many lands.