How did the nature of trade goods change over the course of the Middle Ages?

from imported luxury goods to more local items

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from food and clothing to precious metals

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from farm equipment to tools for building houses

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from one-of-a-kind homemade items to factory products

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Solution

The correct option is A from imported luxury goods to more local items
At the beginning of the middle ages they were trading luxury goods, but in the high middle ages, they would trade more common goods.The merchants prospered from the amount of money coming from trade, which would make them powerful. Hence, Option A is correct. The import of precious metals, tools, and factory products happened only after the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century, hence, incorrect.

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