What is the main reason why the Mesopotamians traded grain and cloth for metal and stone? Metal and stone did not spoil or tear, but grain and cloth did. Metal and stone drew better prices than grain and cloth in Mesopotamia. Grain and cloth were plentiful in the area, but metal and stone were not. Grain and cloth were lighter to carry on the ships they used to cross the seas.

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Explanation:

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

explanation:

the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.