International Trade Dbq

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Because the manors supplied their own source of materials that were needed for community the society became self sufficient. Essential needs such as food, cloth, fuel, lumber, and other goods were produced from the land or animals. Consequently the few outside purchases made were things that weren’t grown on in that region such as salt and iron. Document 3 states, “International trade was carried on only to serve the demands of the wealthy, and it was largely in the hands of aliens [different peoples]—Greeks, Jews, Moslems. Local society made almost no use of money.’’ This shows that there was little need for international trade, those of the few who participated were meeting the demands of the wealthy. Also the trade heavily relied on people

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