long-distance trade
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-distanceandtrade
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long-distance
adjective[before noun]
adverb
uk/ˌlɒŋˈdɪs.təns/us/ˌlɑːŋˈdɪs.təns/
travelling a long way, or separated by a ...
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trade
noun
uk/treɪd/us/treɪd/
the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people ...
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Also, it stimulatedlong-distancetradeand had the effect that the provinces became more and more integrated into a monetary economy.
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Their interest was primarily commercial gain, and they both established companies to manage thelong-distancetrade.
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Control oflong-distancetradewas also an important source of power for both sultanates.
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However, this model reduced economic development to trade alone and, more specifically, tolong-distancetradein mainly precious commodities.
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This is of course a very archaeological view, aslong-distancetradeis one of the more visible activities, leaving beads, glass and ceramics.
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Conversion was brought about by historical changes which tended to dissolve the boundaries of the microcosm, whetherlong-distancetrade, migration or conquest.
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Among economic resources, onlylong-distancetradeprovided a sufficient source of income.
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Long-distancetradein both wool and woven products expanded.
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Women had a close involvement withlong-distancetradeand were part of a complementary gender division of labour with a male bias.
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The process hurt many local weaving traditions, but stimulatedlong-distancetradeand the use of traded wool.
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Long-distancetraderequired more of the men's time, and agricultural work was increasingly left to the women.
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We can then draw the inference thatlong-distancetradein wool increased between circa 1880 and 1940-50.
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Both the historical and archaeological evidence suggests thatlong-distancetradewas royally focused and that redistributive mechanisms determined the dispersal of imports within the kingdom.
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Long-distancetradebrought 'about intensive social interaction between various ethnic groupings'.
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Even if the prices did not rise quickly because of the shortages of specie or some other reason,long-distancetradeacted as the ultimate equalizer in the longer term.
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The intensification of pottery production and increased export of locally produced vessels may have created the need for community leaders to take charge of barteringlong-distancetrade.
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