SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, though, Sparta discouraged trade. The Spartans feared that contact with other city-states would lead to new ideas and weaken their government. Trading with Sparta was also difficult because of its system of money. Sparta didn’t have coins, instead they used heavy iron bars as money.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Greeks spread their culture to other peoples by selling wine, olives and pottery. In return, they bought goods from other cultures. In the Greek world, trade began about 4, 600 years ago.