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World Trade, by century? Paging history buffs.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 1/24/19 at 12:56 pm
I'm trying to put together a list of the largest trade commodity, by value, per century. My guesses are below. And yes, I know they have a western bias.
1st century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
2nd century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
3rd century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
4th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
5th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
6th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
7th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, lumber
8th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, lumber
9th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, lumber
10th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
11th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
12th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
13th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
14th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
15th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
16th century - spices from the orient, slaves, silk
17th century - spices from the orient, slaves, sugar, tulips, tobacco,
18th century - slaves, sugar, tobacco, tea, opium
19th century - tea, sugar, tobacco, cotton, metals, opium
20th century - oil, metals, cocaine, coffee
21st century - oil,
22nd century - bots,
Any input is appreciated.
I'll update this list as people reply.
1st century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
2nd century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
3rd century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
4th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
5th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
6th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumber
7th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, lumber
8th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, lumber
9th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, lumber
10th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
11th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
12th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
13th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
14th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
15th century - spices from the orient, silk, salt,
16th century - spices from the orient, slaves, silk
17th century - spices from the orient, slaves, sugar, tulips, tobacco,
18th century - slaves, sugar, tobacco, tea, opium
19th century - tea, sugar, tobacco, cotton, metals, opium
20th century - oil, metals, cocaine, coffee
21st century - oil,
22nd century - bots,
Any input is appreciated.
I'll update this list as people reply.
This post was edited on 1/26/19 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 1/24/19 at 12:57 pm to Speedkidney
Is anyone really surprised by this?
Posted on 1/24/19 at 12:58 pm to Speedkidney
Sugar and tobacco were really big in the 17th-19th centuries. Cotton was pretty big in the 19th century.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:00 pm to Speedkidney
Might see gold up there in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:01 pm to Speedkidney
Silk would be up there for a lot this timeline.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:02 pm to Speedkidney
Ivory, metals, spices should be added in the early centuries
Salt, for instance was a huge trade commodity.
Salt, for instance was a huge trade commodity.
This post was edited on 1/24/19 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:02 pm to LSUBoo
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Might see gold up there in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
I considered putting gold and silver from the Spanish new world, but I'm thinking of commodities in a stricter definition.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:03 pm to Speedkidney
Millennials aren't trading the Bitcoins any more? I thought that was supposed to be the future.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:03 pm to Speedkidney
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22nd century - ?
Personal information.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:05 pm to Speedkidney
Pokémon cards in the 20th century
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:20 pm to Speedkidney
20th century - Cocaine/opium
This post was edited on 1/24/19 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 1/24/19 at 1:39 pm to Speedkidney
Why is the world's oldest profession not on this list?
Pussy has been traded for food and shiny things since the world began.
Pussy has been traded for food and shiny things since the world began.
This post was edited on 1/24/19 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 1/24/19 at 3:01 pm to Speedkidney
Slaves might make the list in the 17th and 18th century.
Posted on 1/24/19 at 3:09 pm to Speedkidney
First millennia you're going to have to include wheat as part of the Roman Empire feed the masses. Then lumber as the 'civilized' parts lost their forests. (Have you read Braundel's Mediterranean books?)
What were the Chinese trading? They did have a system of commerce keeping their royalty at the top. Likewise India.
:And if you were just talking western hemisphere, wouldn't the Indians enslavement of other tribes count?
What were the Chinese trading? They did have a system of commerce keeping their royalty at the top. Likewise India.
:And if you were just talking western hemisphere, wouldn't the Indians enslavement of other tribes count?
Posted on 1/24/19 at 4:06 pm to Speedkidney
Lumbar? You mean like wood?
Coffee not on your list. 2nd most valuable commodity behind crude oil for most of the 20th century. Also you left off tulips #1 in the 17th century. Didn't you guys take Econ 0002 at LSU in the Ceba building???
Coffee not on your list. 2nd most valuable commodity behind crude oil for most of the 20th century. Also you left off tulips #1 in the 17th century. Didn't you guys take Econ 0002 at LSU in the Ceba building???
This post was edited on 1/24/19 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 1/24/19 at 4:09 pm to Speedkidney
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1st century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumbar
2nd century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumbar
3rd century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumbar
4th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumbar
5th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumbar
6th century - olive oil, wine, slaves, salt, grain, lumbar
That's a whole lot of lower spine trading
Posted on 1/24/19 at 4:14 pm to dbeck
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Why is the world's oldest profession not on this list?
Priest?
Posted on 1/24/19 at 5:20 pm to Speedkidney
LINK
A soon to open exhibit in Chicago covers trade in Africa in the mid 1300s and the ruler in Malli who took an entourage of several thousand, 12,000 slaves, several tons of gold to Mecca and that gold depressed the gold market for years to come.
A soon to open exhibit in Chicago covers trade in Africa in the mid 1300s and the ruler in Malli who took an entourage of several thousand, 12,000 slaves, several tons of gold to Mecca and that gold depressed the gold market for years to come.
Posted on 1/26/19 at 11:44 pm to OweO
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Why is the world's oldest profession not on this list?
Hunter-gatherer?
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