As civilizations grew, certain individuals and groups began to focus their work on producing particular goods based on available resources and their own skills. This led to changing patterns of surplus and scarcity of goods resulting in trade networks and economic interdependence within and among civilizations.
Compare the character of urban development in (the Ancient World) including ... occupational specializations…
Analyze ways in which trade networks, merchant communities, state power, tributary systems of production, and other factors contributed to the economic integration of large regions of (the Ancient World).
The student understands state-building, trade, and migrations that led to increasingly complex interrelations among peoples of the (Ancient World).
Assess archaeological evidence for long-distance trade in (the Ancient World.)
Assess the importance of commercial, cultural, and political connections between Ancient peoples.