How did trade affect people in Mesopotamia?

Answer 1

Commercial trading activities helped human history in many ways. Here are a few examples:

1. Trading helped the economic growth of human societies;

2. Trading acquainted peoples from different cultures;

3. Trading helped develop new ways of trading such as the improvement of trading ships and other vehicles such as railways; and

4. Trading was a force behind exploration to find new markets; improved trading was one of the missions that helped Europeans "find" the New World.

Answer 2

In ancient times, a society often came to a point where there production of food or for fisheries created a surplus. Generally speaking, this gave neighboring societies a reason to promote trade for obtaining things they did not have. As trading continued, the lives of people in trading cities became exposed to different cultures and also new "technologies" for producing goods. This interaction sometimes led to alliances, and sometimes to war. Either way, the outlook that people had on the world changed as by trading they came into contact with other cultures.