The document describes how three people in a city each focus on producing either food, shelter, or clothing, with one person becoming more skilled in food production. They then trade their excess production so that each person has their basic needs met more efficiently than if they tried to produce all three necessities themselves. By specializing and trading, their city becomes more prosperous.

1. Plato’s City [email_address] 864-561-6609

2. Our City Food Shelter Clothing I need Food, Shelter and Clothing to survive. Acquiring each takes me a third of each day

3. Our City Three of us live in our city, and each spends a third of each day on Food, Shelter, and Clothing. Food Shelter Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Food Shelter Clothing

4. Our City Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Clothing Shelter Shelter Food Food Food Food I focus on Food, and with better skills and tools can make four units of Food each day.

5. Our City Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Clothing Shelter Shelter Shelter Food Food Food Food And someone focuses on Shelter

6. Our City Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Clothing Clothing Shelter Shelter Shelter Food Food Food Food Another Clothing

7. Our City Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Clothing Clothing Shelter Shelter Shelter Food Food Food Now we trade.

8. Our City Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Clothing Clothing Shelter Shelter Shelter Food Food Now we trade.

9. Our City Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Clothing Shelter Shelter Food Food Now we trade.

10. Our City Everyone’s needs are met, and we are a more prosperous city! Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Shelter Food Clothing Food Shelter Clothing Shelter Food

11. Plato’s City One man is a farmer, another a builder, one a weaver. There are diversities of natures among us adapted to different occupations. All things are produced more plentifully and easily and of a better quality when one man does one thing which is natural to him and leaves other things. The Republic , 360 BC