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1. Which trade items were native to Babylonia? What type of
goods did merchants receive in exchange for these items?
Items that were native to Babylonia were grain, oils, and
textiles. They received timber, wine, precious metals and
stones.
2. Local Babylonian merchants traveled by foot, selling goods
to people in local villages. What types of goods did these
merchants trade and why?
They traded grain, meat and fish. Grain because it was
important for making beer. Meat was traded because only the
wealthy could afford it. And fish because they were sometimes
transported alive.
3. Which method of transport was used to move goods from
southern Mesopotamia to the Gulf? What type of cargo could
be found on these boats as they traveled between their
destinations?
The gulf boat was used to move goods from southern
Mesopotamia to the Gulf. Grain, stone, wood, pearls,
carnelian, copper, ivory, and textiles were transported.
4. Mesopotamia did not have many natural resources, so
they were imported from other places. What types of
natural resources were imported?
Timber, pearls, carnelian, reeds, copper, and stones were
imported.