Pre-modern global trade: Difference between revisions

Trade in [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|Ancient Istroya]] was typically free. One of the main drivers of trade in Ancient Greece was colonization in western [[Audonia]], the [[Daria]] and [[Al'qarra]] regions in particular, and southeastern [[Levantia]], in modern day [[Burgundie]]. As larger city states set up colonies, there would be trade between the founding city and its colony. Furthermore, differing climates between cities and their respective colonies created comparative advantages in goods. Larger city states often exported more value added goods, such as olive oil, back out to colonies.

The number of shipwrecks found in the [[Sea of Istroya]] provides valuable evidence of the development of trade in the ancient world. Only two shipwrecks were found that dated from the 8th century BC. However, archaeologists have found forty-six shipwrecks dated from the 4th century BC, which would appear to indicate that there occurred a very large increase in the volume of trade between these centuries. Considering that the average ship tonnage also increased in the same period, the total volume of trade increased probably by a factor of 30.

==Spice trade==