to make transportation and trading easier.
People thought that the Northwest passage would be easier for trading and trading ships. It turns out that the Northwest passage does not exist
Connecticut was founded because it was a river colony and it made it easier to import and export things
The rough mountainous terrain was too tough to send trade carts through, so they made things easier by shipping boats to their locations.
The East India Company was a British company that was founded to make it easier to trade with countries in Asia. It was mainly for trading spices and other goods.
They had a fleet of armed vessels to conduct the trade, and established trading depots in the areas of interest.
Profitable trade.
The Phoenicians improved upon the Sumerian invention by when the Sumerians invented the first writing system (symbols and cuneiform) the Phoenicians invented the alphabet which was easier.
The Alphabet
They were the first to develop alphabet-based writing, much simpler than the writing systems developed so far.
As an easier means of exchange than trade goods.
The Phoenician alphabet was important because it was easier to read than cuneiform, it was made out of letters, not picture symbols. It made life easier for the Phoenicians and it helped trade spread. It also evolved many other alphabets like the Greek, Latin, and of course the English alphabet. Some parts in the bible are written in Phoenician.
Camels
The Phoenicians did not use cuneiform because they developed their own writing system, known as the Phoenician alphabet. This alphabet was easier to use and suited the needs of the Phoenician traders and merchants. Cuneiform was associated with Mesopotamian cultures, and the Phoenicians had their own distinct cultural identity.
It opened up the trading network. It was now easier to do the trading and more things could be exchanged.
It would make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
because the people thought it was easier to trade other than trade all there other belongings that they had.