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Events relating to trade
Olives are cultivated in Crete and will provide, in the form of olive oil, one of the main staples of Mediterranean trade
Slavery arrives as part of the package of civlization, along with armies, public works and social hierarchies
Trade lnks, probably by sea in Phoenician ships from Byblos, are established between Egypt and Phoenicia
Clay tablets discovered at Ebla reveal a busy trading economy reinforced by aggressive military policies
The rich trading city of Mari, on the Euphrates, is an important centre in northern Mesopotamia
Trade is carried on from Crete round the Mediterranean as far west as Sicily and in the east down to Egypt
The Code of Hammurabi is the first surviving document to record the law relating to slaves
The biblical account suggests that around this period the Hebrews are a captive tribe in Egypt
Mycenaean merchants trade as far west as Spain and have links with neolithic societies far away in the interior of Europe
Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre, is an enthusiastic trading partner of King David in Jerusalem, and later of Solomon
Wood from the famous cedars of Lebanon is only one of the many luxury goods traded by the Phoenicians
Seleucus founds Antioch as a Greek city on the trade route between Mesopotamia and Europe
Jesus rides into Jerusalem with a crowd of followers, then attacks the traders in the courtyard of the Temple
Theravada Buddhism, strong in south India and Sri Lanka, travels with traders through southeast Asia
Buddhism, arriving with trade along the Silk Road from India, puts down firm roots in China
The African slave trade through the Sahara is so extensive that a new town, Zawila, is established as a trading station
The ancient kingdom of Ghana is the first to be established at the southern end of the Saharan trade routes
Viking tribes known as the Rus are established as traders in the region of Novgorod
The caliphs in Baghdad begin to employ Turkish slaves, or Mamelukes, in their armies
The salt mines of the Sahara provide a staple commodity in the African caravan trade
German merchants begin trading along the coasts of Latvia and Estonia, a region to which they give the name Livonia
Europe grows in prosperity during the thirteenth century, with a widespread increase in trade and production
European prosperity falters during the fourteenth century, with a run of bad harvests, a decline in trade and - from 1347 - the Black Death
The English mystery cycles are performed by trade guilds, on carts pulled from audience to audience around the city
Zheng He, a Muslim eunuch, makes voyages of trade and exploration with a fleet of Chinese junks
