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9000 BCE
Neolithic
Trade began with the discovery of agriculture, first agriculture was subsistence and then became surplus. -
8500 BCE
Neolithic
Agricultural revolution
Fishing
Use of fire -
3000 BCE
Old age
The payment with goods was replaced by objects or precious metals -
700 BCE
Invention of the currency
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500
Middle Ages
- Commercial routes began to emerge that try to supply the high European demand for goods and merchandise
- The routes serve to reactivate the economy of many regions
- At the end of the middle age, banking emerges as a monetary establishment
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500
Decay of commerce
Commercial and international exchanges disappear in the Western world -
1300
European cities
Rapid processing of European cities, and with them a recovery of international trade -
1500
The era of discoveries
- Discovery of America, was an important step to the evolution of trade
- European commercial and capital networks were consolidated with the new flow of gold from South America
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Transatlantic trade
Transatlantic crossings between Europe and America buy an important role for the transport of goods and passenger traffic -
Innovations in transportation
- Revitalize trade by improving freight transport
- Creation of the railroad in the first half of the 19th century
- Appearance of the car and road construction
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Globalization
- Creation of international free trade zones
- Born as a result of the need to reduce production costs
- Allows countries to unify their markets
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It was technological / e-commerce
- Purchase and sale of products and services through electronic and computer media
- The amount of commerce carried out electronically grew
- E-commerce incorporates improvements in distribution, communication, operational benefits, ease of customer loyalty, etc ...
