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Trading is a hard job. You take lots of goods over land, rivers, and seas. It can be very dangerous, risky, and mysterious. Why would anyone want to do it? It all comes down to what we have and what other cultures have. We have lots of grain. Our land is fertile and better suited than any other in the region for growing grain and other crops. But it wasn't until we learned about irrigation that we had enough grain for ourselves, let alone anyone else. Once we were able to grow enough for ourselves, we found it was quite easy to have enough for others, as well. At first, we traded for crops and goods between the citystates of our land. But eventually, we found that we needed goods from other lands in order to build our civilization. Our land has great supplies of grain and oil, but we have no forests at all. The people in India have lots of wood also rocks, gems, and my personal favorite, crafts like my new idol. My people take our goods across the desert and over the sea to trade centers. A trade center is a central place where different civilizations meet to exchange goods. Tonight, uncle told us all about his latest trade adventures across the sea. Uncle has been gone for over a month this time. He went all the way to the trade center of Dilmun, which is on an island in the gulf. Because our town, Nippur, is in a central location on the Euphrates River, it's an important trading center for the whole region. People come in from the fields all over the area to sell their goods to traders like my uncle. Some people will load as much as they can carry on their backs and haul it into Nippur for trade. For short journeys, it's not difficult to carry goods on your back. Some of the farmers have donkeys that they can use to bring their goods in to trade. Using donkeys makes the trip shorter, and lets farmers bring more goods at one time. Still other farmers have used the power of our rivers.
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Chinese merchants traded luxury goods for?
Luxury good were traded by Chinese merchants for Spices, Teas, and Porcelain goods.
Did Mesopotamia trade?
Yes. Egypt and Mesopotamia starting trading with each other around 3000 BC.
What were some interactions with the first nations and Alexander Mackenzie?
he traded goods for furs and culture and language
What is the Triangular-trade?
As a general term, triangular trade is a system involving goods from three locations, each of which has a demand in one of the others. Goods from location 1 are transported to location 2, where they are traded for local goods; the goods from location 2 are transported to location 3, where they are traded for local goods; then the goods from location 3 are transported to location 1, where they are traded for local goods. The trade goes on and on, to the benefit of the traders, the shippers, and, hopefully, the people in the locations involved.As a specific term, the Triangular Trade was a system in which African slaves were traded for agricultural produce, which was traded for New World manufactured goods, which was traded for European manufactured goods, which was traded for slaves.Typically, the slaves were taken by ship from Africa to the Caribbean, where they were traded for molasses. This was taken to New England and traded for rum and ironware. These were taken to Britain and traded for weapons, beads, copper, cloth, and whatever else traders though might appeal to people who sold slaves in Africa. And these were traded for more slaves.A trade thourgh North America, Afirca and Europe. If you draw it on a map it makes a triangle. This trade was made when Columbus found North America. They got slaves from Africa, livestock and corn from Europe, and North America had new fruits and veggis, the cocoa bean, and other unknown crops at the time.
What was the 3 part trade system that traded goods and slaves called?
The general term for this is "triangular trade".
What did people trade in ancient mesopotamia?
they traded clothes food jewels and weapons
How did the Phoenicians link the ancient worlds?
they traded goods
What did the people of ancient Egypt do with their goods did they trade them sell them or both?
they traded their goods
What did ancient Egyptians use in place of money?
they traded goods
How did the ancient cultures of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt develop into successful civilizations?
That's easy, they traded! and they lost alot of war
How did ancient Egyptians pay for the goods they traded?
Just as the name suggests, Egyptians didn't pay for their trade. Instead, they traded equal goods. Traded to: Mainly Kush and Nubia.
What was used instead of coins in ancient China?
They traded/ bartered, which is the trade of goods for other goods.
Name 4 goods that ancient egyptians traded along the nile?
They traded ideas, animals, food, and tools.
What is a surplus traded by Mesopotamia?
Glass was traded as a surplus. They traded it for stone and wood
What goods were trade in Ghana?
in ancient Ghana they traded salt, gold, and silk
What goods were traded on the Indian Ocean during ancient times?
During ancient times, goods traded on the Indian Ocean included spices, silk, textiles, precious stones, ivory, and metals like gold and silver.
What kind of things did ancient India trade?
Persia, Hindu Kush, Mesopotamia. They traded across Iranian Plateau and Arabian Sea.
