Hellenistic+World+Rise+-+Agriculture+and+the+Economy


 * Agriculture and Economy**

**Agriculture** -smaller and bigger farms organized more effectively -aim of agriculture shifted from just growing crops to satisfy farmer’s own family to producing finer quality products to sell -cultivation methods improved -slaves widely used as manpower in farms (http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/06/en/economy/000intro_econ.html)

-no radical changes in economy, old procedures were adapted to new needs -new elements being introduced in trade and banking transactions - improved efficiency of exchanges, banking system more developed (http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/06/en/economy/000intro_econ.html) -trade- primarily commodities such as wine, olive oil, grain (particularly in Egypt), fish, slaves; there was a demand for Greek cultural goods (Bugh, 84) -Egypt produced a grain surplus that was traded for silver and other resources which Egypt lacked (Bugh, 82)  The Rise of the Hellenistic World
 * Economy and Trade**