Small trading posts were often established in large deserts near oases. In the Sahara Desert, one of the more significant trading posts was Taghaza, a village rich in salt. Salt, being a vital resource for human survival, was often traded for resources such as grain, gold, or ivory. Caravans would stop at places like this to rest and re-supply before continuing on.
When the fur trade first began, First Nations and Inuit people brought the furs to the trading posts. They would arrive by canoe. The furs would be unloaded and traded for goods such as muskets, axes, knives, blankets, whiskey and pots. It was not long before some of the men at the trading posts decided they would go inland and get the fur themselves. These were the people known as the coureurs de bois.
You don't say where and when. If it's about the discovery of the East in the 15th and early 16th century, the answer is: the Portuguese.
trading not just by trading but by invading other lands
trading not just by trading but by invading other lands
beacause you like chiken
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a company that established fur trading posts in Canada in the 18th century
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