Ancient Greek Trade

Greece is very mountainous. It is quite amazing how those ancient Greek people molded themselves into one of the greatest and the most prosperous civilizations. The Greeks developed a brilliant trade system which allowed them to become the renowned people whom we have come to know. The Greek people built ships that would travel from place to place to trade their goods. They also farmed, fished and made pottery to trade with people nearby. For instance, wine and olives were trade in exchange for cheese and pork from Sicily , rugs from Carthage , ivory from Ethiopia , glass from Egypt , perfumes from Araby, and gold from the Hittite region. In addition, the ancient Greeks imported pepper, spices, cinnamon, silver, honey, and timber.