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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (58001)	11/16/2009 11:41:31 PM
From: arun gera	2 Recommendations Respond to of 219980

>But when trade was done on camels, donkeys and carried by hand or cart and horse, international trade was nominal.> Trade was not so nominal in terms of value obviously. The portugese spent a lot effort trying to find alternate sea routes to India. In any case, there was trade through the sea routes for two millenia. Silk from china was popular among the richest Greek and Romans. >International trade only became the norm in recent times. Only 100 years ago, nearly all goods and services were produced and consumed with few miles on the clock.> The arabs discovered coffee in Ethipia a millenium ago. It even reached India through Mecca by 17th century gallacoffee.co.uk -Arun