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How did merchants trade in medieval times?

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How Did Merchants Trade? Most goods that went significant distances went by boat (as they always have), since it's the most efficient means of transporting cargoes. read more

Most goods that went significant distances went by boat (as they always have), since it’s the most efficient means of transporting cargoes. read more

Medieval merchants sourced their supplies and sold to customers in shops and markets. The merchants crossed foreign boundaries when trading and paid taxes or offered gifts to the local rulers. As a result of the trade, the merchants became wealthy members of the society. read more

Merchants in the middle ages were business people who participated in retail and trade. The term “merchant” comes from the Latin term “mercer” which means trafficking and from the French term “mercies” which means wares. Thus, the medieval merchant was seen as both a trader and trafficker of wares across countries. read more

The Italian city states of Venice and Genoa became incredibly wealthy by controlling the spice trade. The Vikings were also notorious slave traders. Merchants also turned large profits ferrying pilgrims (religious tourists) to holy sites (including to the Holy Land). read more

The Medieval Merchant Guilds. Merchants in the middle ages began to form merchant guilds, what we now know as associations or co-operatives. These guilds not only regulated and streamlined trade by they also made negotiations between the traders and local rulers easier. read more

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