silent barter

silent barter
A system wherby traders who cannot speak each others language can trade without talking and to protect the secrets of where gold and salt came from. This system was used in many parts of ancient Africa. Silent bartering was mainly used during 500 to 1500 A.D

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  • Silent barter — is a system wherby traders who cannot speak each other s language can trade without talking. This system was used in many parts of ancient Africa. Silent bartering was mainly used during 500A.D to 1500A.D.To perform a silent barter, one group of… …   Wikipedia

  • silent barter. — See dumb barter. Also, silent trade. * * * …   Universalium

  • silent barter — noun or silent trade : dumb barter …   Useful english dictionary

  • silent barter. — See dumb barter. Also, silent trade …   Useful english dictionary

  • silent trade — noun see silent barter …   Useful english dictionary

  • Silent trade — The Silent trade, also called the dumb barter, or depot trade, is a method by which people with no common language could barter goods. Group A would leave trade goods in a prominent position and signal, by gong, fire, or drum for example, that… …   Wikipedia

  • silent trade — ▪ commerce also called  dumb barter , or  depot trade        specialized form of barter in which goods are exchanged without any direct contact between the traders. Generally, one group goes to a customary spot, deposits the goods to be traded,… …   Universalium

  • dumb barter — noun also dumb commerce : a primitive system of barter in which the parties avoiding personal contact leave goods at accepted locations in return for others * * * a form of barter practiced among some peoples, in which the goods for exchange are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dumb barter — a form of barter practiced among some peoples, in which the goods for exchange are left at and taken from a preselected spot without the exchanging parties ever coming face to face. Also called silent barter, silent trade. * * * …   Universalium

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