HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Egyptian traders knew that people in East Asia had a high demand for flax for their sailing ships, and as a result flax crops grew all across Egypt.
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The people of China had a high demand for rice, a food crop that was grown across Italy, and paid for it ot be shipped through Egypt.
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Because of Egypts location near the Middle East, it was able to easily trade goods along the Silk Road and through the Mediterranean Sea
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the Roman Empire conquered Egypt specifically so it could be used as a base for spreading literature, art, and ideas about religion to other areas of the world.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the end of the first century B.C., there was a great expansion of international trade involving five contiguous powers: the Roman empire, the Parthian empire, the Kushan empire, the nomadic confederation of the Xiongnu, and the Han empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Goods were transported across the Roman world but there were limitations caused by a lack of land transport innovation. The Romans are celebrated for their roads but in fact, it remained much cheaper to transport goods by sea rather than by river or land as the cost ratio was approximately 1:5:28.
Detailed explanation-3: -Grapes, oil, and grain were a few of the major exports. From these crops, items such as olive oil, wine, and cereals were also made and exported. Other exports included pottery and papyrus (paper). Rome imported some food items, such as beef and corn.
Detailed explanation-4: -Its wealth was largely agricultural: Egyptian grain supplied the city of Rome. The country also produced papyrus, glass, and various finely crafted minor arts that were exported to the rest of the Roman empire.