To: Das Outsider; Irish_Thatcherite
It would seem that "trading" was much more "global" than most people thought, even in the 20th Century.
2,706 posted on
01/06/2006 5:22:07 PM PST by
Monkey Face
(Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface.)
To: Monkey Face
Yes, the only real difference between Western Civilization and previous civilizations, is we do things on a bigger scale.
2,712 posted on
01/06/2006 5:25:10 PM PST by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: Monkey Face
It would seem that "trading" was much more "global" than most people thought, even in the 20th Century.
"Global" was much smaller 2,000 years ago than it is now. The Greeks ran a widespread olive/olive oil trade. To the east, of course, spices and tea--but that was much later down the road.
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