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Economy & Trade in Ancient Greece
Quiz by Marion Wadowski

Economy & Trade in Ancient Greece

Emporia Emporioi Sitones Agora Sitophylakes Temperate Climate Import Export Amphora Stamp Obverse Reverse Numismatics greek trade economy colonies colonization colonisation olive oil wine pottery coin coinage
Trade Card of a Veterinary Surgeon
Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

Trade Card of a Veterinary Surgeon

Trade card of Norborn, veterinary surgeon. c. 1760-1818 CE.
Possible Pepper Trade Route
Image by Bunchofgrapes

Possible Pepper Trade Route

A possible trade route for pepper from India to Rome.
Fertile Crescent
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Fertile Crescent

The Fertile Crescent, often called the "Cradle of Civilization", is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern...
Geography, Economy, & Trade in Ancient Egypt
Quiz by Patrick Goodman

Geography, Economy, & Trade in Ancient Egypt

Akhet Barter Bureaucracy Canal Caravan Cataract Deben Delta Famine Memphis River Nile Peret Shaduf Shemu Silt Thebes/Luxor
The History of the West African Salt Trade
Video by Kelly Macquire

The History of the West African Salt Trade

Did you know that salt was literally worth its weight in gold in ancient West Africa? This video is all about the lucrative trade of salt in West African history. Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient...
Timbuktu
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Timbuktu - West Africa's Great Trading Centre

Timbuktu (Timbuctoo) is a city in Mali, West Africa which was an important trade centre of the Mali Empire which flourished between the 13th and 15th centuries. The city, founded c. 1100, gained wealth from access to and control of the trade...
Silk in Antiquity
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Silk in Antiquity

Silk is a fabric first produced in Neolithic China from the filaments of the cocoon of the silk worm. It became a staple source of income for small farmers and, as weaving techniques improved, the reputation of Chinese silk spread so that...
Portuguese Empire
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese Empire was established from the 15th century and eventually stretched from the Americas to Japan. Very often a string of coastal trading centres with defensive fortifications, there were larger territorial colonies like Brazil...
Ancient and Medieval Gold Trade in West Africa
Video by Kelly Macquire

Ancient and Medieval Gold Trade in West Africa

Did you know that the Ghana king would automatically keep any gold nugget extracted that weighed between 25 grams and half a kilo? This video is all about the lucrative gold trade of ancient and medieval West Africa. West Africa was...
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