Shapira 1

Maya Shapira

Ms. Nicoll

6th Grade History

October 27, 2017

Trade in Egypt

The ancient Egyptians trade a lot of things they trade gold and papyrus, linen and grain

for cedar and more. It is impacted of the society because it gave them stuff that they didn’t have,

new stuff, and they didn’t need to do everything by themselves anymore. Only one man/female

had one job and they trade it and get other stuff.

(https://prezi.com/k9zld7et3ns2/trade-routes-on-the-mediterranean-sea/

,http://egypt-trade.wikidot.com/, https://www.ancient.eu/article/1079/trade-in-ancient-egypt/).

Mediterranean had a lot of things that were trade like:

Gold coins, glassware, grapevines, jewelry, artwork, perfume, wool, linen textile and

olive oil. The mediterranean impacted the ancient Egypt because 3 things.

1. Every year the Nile River brought flooding to Egypt and the Egyptians believes

that it is Because The tears of Isis's sorrow over her dead husband.

2. Always when they needed water or something for their trade or the Nile River has

always been there beside them in excellent availability.

3. The water gives them life and not always desert.

(https://prezi.com/k9zld7et3ns2/trade-routes-on-the-mediterranean-sea/,

https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-Mediterranean-Sea-affect-Ancient-Egypt).
 Shapira 2

The ancient egyptians use in a lot of types and shapes of money. They use non-coin and

silver as silver rings and gold pieces shaped like sheep. The shapes of the money did not was

such as the money we have we have. The trade was for the ancient Greek too. There they was

trading different things in one part of the Mediterranean, they were trading staff such as food,

raw materials, and manufactured. The Ancient India had trading too, they were trade like all the

other ancient places. They were trading things that they didn't have or they just needed. The trade

was also encouraged artisans. The ancient India merchants went from village to village for

trading. They trade cotton thread from the spinners or cotton cloth from the weavers and more.

Soon there were a lot of trading or exchange of goods in the country. The Egyptians created a lot

of cool things like shirts and Black Ink For Writing Police Wigs and more.

(https://www.quora.com/Did-ancient-Egypt-have-money-How-did-it-work,

https://www.importantindia.com/2910/trade-and-commerce-in-ancient-india/,

https://www.realmofhistory.com/2017/08/31/12-ancient-egyptian-inventions-facts/).