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Larger tents sometimes are partitioned into separate sleeping areas or rooms. A tent described as viz-a-viz (cabin tent) usually has two separate sleeping areas with a living area in between. Tent color In some areas there is a move toward reducing the visual impact of campsites. The best colors for low visibility are green, brown, tan or khaki.
A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Merchants have been known for as long as humans have engaged in trade and commerce. Merchants and merchant networks operated in ancient Babylonia, Assyria, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Persia, Phoenicia and Rome.
Medieval merchants, active before the Renaissance. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. 0–9. 7th-century merchants (7 P)
The merchants that start from Spain or France go to Sus al-Aksa (in Morocco) and then to Tangier, whence they walk to Kairouan and the capital of Egypt. Thence they go to ar- Ramla , visit Damascus , al- Kufa , Baghdad, and al- Basra , cross Ahvaz , Fars , Kerman , Sind, Hind, and arrive in China.
The Hanseatic League [a] was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League expanded between the 13th and 15th centuries and ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across eight modern-day countries, ranging from Estonia in the north and east, to the ...
A merchant would be known as a mercer, and the profession as mercery. The occupation of mercery has a rich and complex history dating back over 1,000 years in what is now the United Kingdom . London was the major trade centre in England for silk during the Middle Ages , and the trade enjoyed a special position in the economy amongst the wealthy.
Sutler's tent at the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. A sutler or victualer is a civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army in the field, in camp, or in quarters. Sutlers sold wares from the back of a wagon or a temporary tent, traveling with an army or to remote military outposts. [1]
The medieval guild was established by charters or letters patent or similar authority by the city or the ruler and normally held a monopoly on trade in its craft within the city in which it operated: handicraft workers were forbidden by law to run any business if they were not members of a guild, and only masters were allowed to be members of a ...