Trade definition

commerce

The term trade is applied to businesses through which goods and services are bought and sold، and trade is one of the branches of business. Trade is the process of distributing the goods produced، and under the term trade falls systems that apply locally and internationally، including: legal، political، social، economic، cultural، and technological systems، and the concept of trade includes all financial operations such as buying and selling a specific product، and often the product is traded on an international scale between In different countries، trade is affected in terms of transporting goods from one place to another by some advantages that ensure its continuity and expansion، such as: geographical، technological، and economic advantages، and some peoples were distinguished from others by trade because of these advantages، such as the Egyptians، the Sumerians، the inhabitants of Mesopotamia، and the Arabs، and others.

  The genesis of trade

Trade is closely related to civilization، as trade appeared with the civilization of man and the expansion of his needs and not being limited to food، drink and housing. The exchange of goods between him and other countries، and trade also arose due to other conditions and factors that govern the country and make it difficult for it to produce everything it needs، and these factors include: lack of coal، lack of wood، lack of raw materials، and climate.

  Trade depends on the manpower and the skills that it masters. It is possible for a country to have raw materials and the skill of the makers، and it is possible for a country to lack these two elements while having the skill of navigation to be a carrier of goods. The country may combine all the elements، as the shores of the Mediterranean were the center The main trade in the world.

  Goods were transported to and from Egypt via the Mediterranean Sea، where some goods، such as: silver، ivory، wool، and spices، arrived from the Arabian Peninsula and the Far East to Egypt، and Egypt exported large quantities of agricultural crops that it was famous for، such as:

Wheat، barley، cotton، and flax، in addition to pottery، were the pioneers of trade in the Arab world and the Greeks، and after the establishment of the port of Alexandria، this port became the capital of world trade، and Egypt attracted a number of Greek merchants through it and settled there.