Tag: maya civilization
-
Cacao beans was once a currency
Papa:Money doesn’t grow on trees.Son:I hate you 🙂This idiom wouldn’t have existed if Mayan culture hadn’t collapsed; yes, money did grow on trees. Research published in the Journal Economic Anthropology suggests Mesoamerican civilization (Maya civilization) may have used cacao beans as a mode of payment, more like a currency.In the Aztec Empire (currently central Mexico),…