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One of the main trading partners of the ancient Romans were Spain why?

Spain was the biggest exporter of olive oil to the city of Rome. The most important gold mine in the Roman empire was Las Medulas in Spain. Pliny the Elder said 20,000 Roman pounds of gold were extracted early. Spain also exported silver and other metals, timber, horses and wine.


What did the people of ancient rome trade with other cultures?

Within the Roman Empire Spain exported gold, silver and other metals, olive oil, timber and horses. Gaul exported glass, wine, wool and pottery. Britannia exported metals, wool and pottery . Turkey and Syria exported timber, wool, olive oil, wine and horses. Greece exported manufactures. Egypt exported cotton, linen, papyrus, ivory, gemstones, ebony, ostrich feathers, leopard skins, lions, leopards and elephants. The most important commodity was grain which was needed to feed Rome's enormous population. Egypt supplied half of this. Other major producers were Tunisia, Sicily and Sardinia. Roman trade also reached Arabia, which exported incense and spices, Persia, which acted as an intermediary for the trade with China and India, China, which exported silk, and India which exported spices, herbs, sesame oil, sugar, limes, peaches, ebony, pearls and wild animals (tigers, rhinos, elephants, and snakes which were used for circus-type animal acts) and Ethiopia, which exported ebony and Ivory.


What are 3 types of settlements in new Spain?

Pueblo, presidios, and missions


How did the Romans get their resources?

The Romans got their resources from around the Roman Empire and beyond. The most important resource was grain which was needed to feed Rome's enormous population. Egypt supplied half of this. Other major producers were Tunisia, Sicily and Sardinia. Spain exported gold, silver and other metals, olive oil, timber and horses. Gaul exported glass, wine and wool. Britannia exported metals and wool. Turkey and Syria exported timber, wool, olive oil, wine and horses. Greece exported manufactures. Egypt exported cotton, linen, papyrus, ivory, gemstones, ebony, ostrich feathers, leopard skins, lions, leopards and elephants. Roman trade also reached Arabia, which exported incense and spices, Persia which acted as an intermediary for the trade with China and India. China, exported silk, and India exported spices, herbs, sesame oil, sugar, limes, peaches, ebony, pearls and wild animals (tigers, rhinos, elephants, and snakes which were used for circus-type animal acts).There was also trade with Ethiopia which exported ebony and ivory.


What goods were exported to Africa in the colonial period?

American Colonies imported slave labor and possibly things such as food and spices, as well.