Trade+&+Economy

Trade and Economy
by Izzy Braham

Main Points
toc - Ancient India Traded with big civilizations like Rome, Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia. - India traded Silk, perfumes, pottery, gold, jewels, and spices. - Slaves were not an important part of ancient India. - Ancient Rome traded with Africa, India, Europe, Near East, and China. - Ancient Rome traded wine and olive oil for spices, perfumes, jewels, and silk. - Slaves were important to the Romans. - Ancient India and ancient Rome are different and similar in many ways.

**Indian trade**
India traded with big populations in the Middle East, Europe, the Roman Empire, and Southeast Asia. At fist trading was just within the civilization, but grew to the outside lands. Land trading was common, until people realized that it was a strenuous task and required a lot of money. This lead to ship trading, and that made trading a lot more easier.

**Items traded**
Some things that were traded were spices such as: pepper, cinnamon, opium, indigo, and black peppercorns. Other things were gold, silk, pottery, perfume and jewels or gems. Money (such as coins) and barter were received for the items, and from Europe gold and silver was also received. (Spices at the right).

**Indian Economy **
Because of the heavy trade, many farmers were not as needed as they once were, so this caused more jobs. Some jobs were in big industries or guilds. These jobs are: food processing, barbers, carpenters, goldsmiths, doctors, weavers, and more craftsmen jobs.

**Slaves**
Unlike the Roman Empire, the Ancient Indians did have slaves but did not overuse them. The slaves were just another factor of the Indian population, and they helped sustain the civilization by doing the arduous tasks.

**Roman trade**
Some big places the Romans traded were Africa, Europe, Near East, China, and India. Like India, the Romans first traded by land and then started trading by ship because it was much faster and less expensive.


 * Items traded for Rome/ India || Items received ||
 * wine, olive oil, silk, spices, perfumes, jewels || grain, money, barter ||
 * pottery, silk, jewels, perfume, jewels, spices || money, barter, gold, silver ||

**Items traded**
Some things that were commonly traded were olive oil, wine, silk from China, and spices, perfumes, and jewels from India. Like India, the Romans used barter and coins for the items traded.

**Roman Economy**
The Roman Empire's main focus was feeding all of the people, even the poor ones. The Romans were  so desperate to feed everyone that at one point the government started to give away free bread. There was also a system where farmers could donate crops to the rulers and government and intern the farmer would not have to pay monetary tax. This system lasted for a while, and was a very good system for the rulers and governme Widget<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">nt because they gained popularity with the citizens and farmers. Although, after a lot of imports from Europe, the farmers were not needed to grow crops and to provide grain. This caused a downfall in farmers.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Slaves**
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Romans were very associated with slaves. Their economy was "slave based" says a source**.** The slaves would do the laborious tasks, and they sustained the civilization with their services. Also, there were only two classes: rich or poor. Since farming was not a big or popular occupation anymore, many people chose to do other jobs, or contributed to the army, building houses, or building bridges. Other jobs were merchants, and various types of craftsm <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">e <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">n. Some people sold sandals, ropes, and carts and other useful items. Lastly, slaves were often smart and could become teachers, doctors, and cooks.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**How India and Rome contrast and compare**
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Both civilizations traded with many big and powerful lands. This helped India <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">and Rome get items that they valued or needed to sustain their civilizations. Both civilizations had slaves that also helped with sustaining the civilizations. The difference between this concept though is that the Romans really were hard on their slaves and made them work even harder than the Indians made their slaves work. Also, India seemed to have more job offerings than Rome were as one would loose their job as a farmer and become a slave. Overall, both civilizations were sustainable and an important part in history.

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