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Identify four cities that the people living in Constantinople could have
traded with.

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Ok, so first let’s identify some of the countries they traded with and then we can look a little deeper into which cities they could’ve traded with. So, the Constantinople had three major economic trading partners which were Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Syria. However, some cities in these countries protested trade with foreign countries so they 100% did not participate in foreign trade and in some cases by local governments it was actually illegal to take in goods from other countries even if they were not sold to that city in particular. Ok, but some cities within these 3 main allies of trade were Moscow in Russia, Allepo in Syria, Medina is Saudi Arabia, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Sr Raqqah in Syria, and Yekaterinburg in Russia. I also might add that the trades made within these four countries at that time were not only goods but services. Such services were the African slave trade that traveled throughout the middle-east into Saudi Arabia and Syria who then sold them to the Constantinople. But often times they did in fact sell goods that included meat, books (and at this period in time the portable book had been created so books were in very high demand), and land. Around this time countries may have allowed you to buy and occupy land in an important trading partner and still be titled as a current citizen of your own country. Therefore land was becoming a high source of income for valley side farmers and businesses just starting out. Although, I also might want to add that these countries at the time we’re also very strict despite what I just told you. In some matters they were more lenient than in others like for example nongovernment approved goods (which could even include a type of clothing manufactured by a producer who the government didn’t like) could be taken out with the death sentence. Well I hope this helps sorry if I over explained but have a great day!
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