7 sentences with 'merchant'
Example sentences and phrases with the word merchant and other words derived from it.
• « The Minoans ruled the island of Crete in the Mediterranean and created a merchant navy (i.e. a fleet whose purpose was primarily trade, not war) to trade with the Egyptians, Hittites and other peoples of the area. »
• « This voyage was very risky, but if a Roman merchant could make it and return to Rome with a cargo hold full of silk, he would earn a hundred times his investment in profit. »
• « Everything changed in the Arab world in the 6th century AD. A man named Muhammad was born in 570 CE into a powerful merchant clan, the Quraysh, who controlled several trading companies in Mecca and the surrounding cities. »
• « Muhammad grew up as a merchant, marrying a wealthy and intelligent widow named Khadija (who was originally his employer) and travelling with caravans. »
• « Essentially, the major orders came to resemble armed merchant houses as much as monasteries, and there is no doubt that many of their members did very poor work in fulfilling their vows of poverty, obedience and chastity. Similarly, the rulers of the Latin Principalities made little effort to win over their Muslim and Jewish subjects. »
• « From the Turks, the Italians (especially the large merchant empire controlled by Venice) bought precious cargoes such as spices, silks, porcelain and coffee, in exchange for European wool, handicrafts and gold bullion. »
• « It should also be noted that most of these new royal officials were not of noble origin, but often came from merchant families. »