FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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rubber
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coins
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calendars
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cocoa beans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Maya civilization used chocolate as money.
Detailed explanation-2: -Similar to how Romans used salt for economic exchanges, cacao served for material functions in Mayan society. Mayans used cacao beans for chocolate currency, and the seeds were so valuable that they were even counterfeited!
Detailed explanation-3: -Currency. The Maya used several different mediums of exchange and in the trading of food commodities, the barter system was typically used for large orders. Cacao beans were used for everyday exchange in Postclassic times. For more expensive purchases gold, jade and copper were used as a means of exchange.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Aztecs took chocolate admiration to another level. They believed cacao was given to them by their gods. Like the Maya, they enjoyed the caffeinated kick of hot or cold, spiced chocolate beverages in ornate containers, but they also used cacao beans as currency to buy food and other goods.