trade routes

definition of TRADE

• the action of buying and selling goods and services.

• a job requiring manual skills and special training.

• struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent.

• make a formal application or request.

why was trade important in ancient Rome?

• helped the economy grow

• A mix of state control and a free market approach ensured goods produced in one location could be exported far and wide.

• the provinces of the Roman Empire were trading huge volumes of commodities to one another via sea routes.

• Goods produced in and exported from the region found their way around the Mediterranean, while luxury goods brought from distant locales were cherished in the empire

draw a important item they use to trade in the past

the exchange of goods for other goods is called

• buying

• bartering

• selling

the process of buying and selling goods is called...

• export

• trade

• taxes

one of the main cities for trading was...

• Byzantium

• Ostia

• Carthago

• Alexandria

why was forum important for the people in Rome?

• the scene of public meetings, law courts, and gladiatorial combats in republican times

• the Forum essentially served as a marketplace for day-to-day shopping

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