Markets

__What is a market? __ The dictionary says a market is "a meeting of people for buying and selling". Every country in the world has some sort of market. Markets sell many different things, food, jewellery, clothing, shoes, probably just about whatever you can think of!

__Different names for markets __ Did you know there are different names for markets around the world?

In Arabic, markets are called //souks//. In Persian, markets are called //bazaars//. In Spanish, they are called //mercado//.

Markets have existed since ancient times, in ancient Greece the market was called the //agora //, and in ancient Rome it was called the //forum //.



