They had insufficient arable land to support an expanding population and were faced with either conquering new land or trade. They chose trade.
They had limited farming land to support a growing population - they had the choice of conquering more land or trade. They chose the latter.
c. the Phoenicians
Farming land, a defensively walled city, a port for trade, and a trading fleet.
Phoenicians
They had to support an expanding population. They chose trade rather than conquest.
so they could have more things to work with, so say they have a ton of farming goods and they need tools, so they would trade farming goods for tools. HOPE THIS HELPS!
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Yes, they elected to expand by trade rather than conquest, and extended their trade around the Mediterranean, and to the Canary Islands and Cornwall.
Profit.
They spread colonies around the Mediterranean too, but they did it by seizing land rather than trade.
Trade.