But also,

同时
the Greeks were in touch with people beyond where they settled,

希腊人也与他们定居地之外的人有着联系
so they could obtain raw materials that were not available before,

由此他们可以获得之前没有的原料
and also manufactured things that they might not have had access to before.

同时也可以制造之前无法制造的东西
All of which they would have used some for themselves

所有的这些物品他们会留一些为己用
and then engaged in trade with the old Greek cities.

另一些用作与旧希腊城市进行贸易
In other words, you don't need a very great imagination to see

换句话说你并不需过多想象
how this would be a terrific boom to commerce.

就可以看到这是商业的伟大繁荣
Think about it for a second, what will this be and

想一下这究竟会带来什么
how will this effect

这将如何影响城市
what's happening in the cities, the polis?

也就是古希腊城邦的变化
More and more people, and again I want to remind you,

越来越多的人我想再一次强调