For most of English history it was agriculture: for much of the 19th century it was industry; now it's services - a fairly routine progression, but Britain was one of the first countries to experience it.
There source of wealth was gold,silver,and crops
Mercantism was the idea that a nation's existence depended on power, and power depended on wealth. To gain wealth a country had to have colonies. These to provided a constant source of raw materials and become markets for the manufactured goods to the country that owned them or their "Mother Country."
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The Sumerians obtained most of their wealth and success from trade.
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Being a patron of the arts required wealth because patron's were the main source of payment for artists. Moreover, it was fashionable in the salons of France and England to be patrons of up and coming artists and philosophers.
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Trade.
gold
Well, I'm not totally sure, but in my Geography book, it says its main source of wealth is Petroleum.
Agriculture
Mercantism was the idea that a nation's existence depended on power, and power depended on wealth. To gain wealth a country had to have colonies. These to provided a constant source of raw materials and become markets for the manufactured goods to the country that owned them or their "Mother Country."
P. Diddy's wealth comes from his clothing line (Sean John)
Top 20World's richest teams ranking 2011:Real Madrid, Spain, wealth reached £ 359.1 millionBarcelona, Spain, wealth reached £ 325.9 millionManchester United, England, wealth reached £ 278.5 millionBayern Munich, Germany, wealth reached £ 246.6 millionArsenal, England, wealth reached £ 224 millionChelsea, England, wealth reached £ 209.5 millionMilan, Italy, wealth reached £ 193.1 millionLiverpool, England, wealth reached £ 184.5 millionInter Milan, Italy, wealth reached £ 184.1 millionJuventus, Italy, wealth reached £ 167.8 millionManchester City, England, wealth reached £ 125.1 millionTottenham Hotspur, England, wealth reached £ 119.8 millionHamburger SV, Germany, wealth reached £ 119.7 millionOlympique Lyonnais, France, wealth reached £ 119.6 millionOlympique Marseille, France, wealth reached £ 115.5 millionSchalke 04, Germany, wealth reached £ 114.5 millionAtletico Madrid, Spain, wealth reached £ 101.9 millionAS Roma, Italy, wealth reached £ 100.5 millionVfB Stuttgart, Germany, wealth reached £ 94 millionAston Villa, England, wealth reached £ 89.6 millionEnjoy, Hope this is useful.
Natural resources.