Mayan Trading


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Mayan city-states


Why Trading Was Important for city states?

Trading was important because each Mayan-city state didn’t have the condition to grow everything they needed. So they had to trade with other city-states to get what they needed. Some people traded maize's for jewelry and more. In this time there was no paper notes or plastic notes for money. The most famous things Mayans traded are feathers, cocoa beans and jade. This is called Bartering.

 

How Merchants Travelled between city-states and bartering things?

The people who travel and trade stuff from a city-state to another city-state are called merchants. These people were well respected and had a comfortable life. They did not use any animals to travel and transport goods. They used people from their city-states or slaves. Sometimes they used sea transports.

 

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