WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Greeks even built cities in other parts of the world so they could trade goods. They also built ships that could travel far across the Mediterranean Sea. This is the sea that touches Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East. Goods could be made in one part of the Mediterranean and sold in another.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ships would be used to make sure that people in the Ancient Greek cities were able to trade and to move cargo from one area to the other. Since the ships were large, the Greeks could make trips to other countries and they could bargain and trade items.

Detailed explanation-3: -Greek people used boats to fish, and to trade with other places, and also to sail to other cities and fight them and take their stuff. Sometimes the Greeks hired out their ships to fight for other countries, too.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.