HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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The Greeks traded their surplus precious metals and spices with other partners.
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The Greeks imported wine and fine pottery from other city-states.
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The Greeks sought new colonies to satisfy their needs for natural resources.
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The Greeks heavily relied on land as their transportation routes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The most important trade exports were wine and olives, while cereals, spices, & precious metals Were Imported. Fine Greek pottery was also in great demand abroad and examples have been found as far afield as the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traded goods Common goods were grains, wine, olives, cheese, honey, meat and tools. In many parts of the world, people wanted beautiful Greek pottery. This pottery has been found as far away as the western coast of Africa. Other popular Greek goods were wine, olives, olive oil and marble.
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.