They engaged in an activity and that activity was because of their location
Carry trade.
The Phoenicians (later Carthaginians) operated a large merchant fleet throughout the Mediteraeanean and traded in all sorts of commodities. Such as Olives, oil, dates, iron, copper, leather, and so on.
Activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
Activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
After cards people engage in making and drinking coffee.
We are often told that the Phoenicians invented the alphabet. Regardless of who put pen to papyrus to create it, the Phoenician contribution was none-the-less major and critical. They were the major sea-traders of the Mediterranean, and they went everywhere. When the Phoenicians began using the alphabet as a simple and easy way to keep track of their trades, it was exposed to everyone. Also they show the other countries that ships could travel around the globe trading important commodities. Phoenician mariners sailed to Mediterranean and southwestern European ports. The Phoenicians were the great merchants of ancient times. They sold rich treasures from many lands.
The most widespread primary economic activities of today is the buying and selling of government securities. This an activity that commercial & central banks engage in. The markets are operating on a 24/7 day basis.
to acquire profits
they're called flash mobs. basically they are a coming together of a bunch of people, at a predetermined place and time, to engage in a particular activity-i.e. the silly string war on the elevator in the sidekick commercial.
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because the decision to engage in one activity means forgoing some other activity
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