WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -About 2, 400 years ago, Athens’ port of Piraeus became the most important trading center in the Mediterranean. Goods from all over the world could be found there. Goods were traded inside Greece between different city-states. A city-state is a city that rules over the area around it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Greek Ships The Minoans of Crete and the early inhabitants of the Cyclades enjoyed a sophisticated civilization, wealthy from trade with their fleets of sailing ships which were also propelled by oars. Ancient Athens commanded a formidable fleet of Triremes.

Detailed explanation-3: -A trireme(/ˈtraɪriːm/ TRY-reem; derived from Latin: trirēmis “with three banks of oars"; cf. Greek triērēs, literally “three-rower") was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Trading stations played an important role as the furthest outposts of Greek culture. Here, Greek goods, such as pottery (2009.529), bronzes, silver and gold vessels, olive oil, wine, and textiles, were exchanged for luxury items and exotic raw materials that were in turn worked by Greek craftsmen.

Detailed explanation-5: -Trade. Greece’s main exports were olive oil, wine, pottery, and metalwork. Imports included grains and pork from Sicily, Arabia, Egypt, Ancient Carthage, and the Bosporan Kingdom.

Detailed explanation-6: -The ancient Greeks seem to have used chariots mainly as transport and racing vehicles.