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The time-frame matters.

If this question were asked in a modern context, the answer would probably be technology, small business ventures or medicine.

If asked of a few centuries ago, the answer might be opium.

If asked of 100 years ago, the answer might be finished goods (craftsmanship).

A time-frame is needed to answer this more specifically.

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