Summary of 12th century Countries Country Trade System Main Food Top Exports Top Imports Arabia Money as Bullion Cereals, Mutton aloes, ambergris, asofoetida, benzoin, borax, camel’s-hair cloth, cat’s-eyes, cloves, coral, dragon’s-blood, foreign satins, frankincense, gardenia flowers, gold brocades, ivory, myrrh, nut-galls, nutmegs, opaque and transparent glass, pearls, putchuck, rhinoceros horns, rose-water, shell, tm-lo cottonades, wu-na-ish, yellow wax Brunei Barter .. .. .. Cambodia Barter .. .. .. China Money .. .. .. India North Barter .. .. .. India South Barter .. .. .. India West Barter .. .. .. Indonesia Java Money .. .. .. Iraq Money .. .. .. Japan Money .. .. .. Kishi Money pearls, fine horses wheaten cakes, mutton, fish and dates rose-water, cinnabar, fine cotton stuffs, gardenia flowers, quicksilver, red dye plants, silver bullion, spelter Korea Barter using Rice Myanmar Barter North Vietnam Barter using Rice Philippines Barter South Vietnam Barter Sri Lanka Barter Sumatra, Malaysia Money Taiwan Barter Yemen Barter + Money