WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Greek alphabet, inspired by the writing of the Phoenician sea traders, was developed and spread at this time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Food, raw materials, and manufactured goods were not only made available to Greeks for the first time but the export of such classics as wine, olives, and pottery helped to spread Greek culture to the wider world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first major trade partners were the cultures of southern Italy and Sicily, which are right next to Greece and had very close cultural and economic ties to several Greek city-states. From there, the Greeks expanded and started trading with the people in Egypt, Carthage, Ethiopia, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Athenian economy was based on trade. The land around Athens did not provide enough food for all the city’s people. But Athens was near the sea, and it had a good harbor. So Athenians traded with other city-states and some foreign lands to get the goods and natural resources they needed.

Detailed explanation-5: -As the number of colonies grew, trade became increasingly important for the economy of ancient Greece. Raw materials were produced in the colonies, and traded back to the larger cities on the mainland to be made into finished products. Trade also existed between the Greeks, Near Eastern cities and Egypt.

Detailed explanation-6: -Early Greek writing runs from right to left-for the first line. The second line then runs from left to right and the direction of the lines alternate for the complete text. This kind of writing is called boustrophedon (as the ox turns-when he plows a field.)