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MAYAn GRAPES: ECONOMICS

BY: KIMAYAMAYA

Economics

For a civilization to grow, three key features are needed: a stable supply of food, water, and trade.

ECONOMICS

How was the trade system done (how did it work)?

trade

  • Long-distance trade networks moved obsidian, macaws, textiles, marine shell, jade, and enslaved people (Conquistadors trying to take over).

  • Among other goods, the basics of the Mayan diet - maize, beans, squash and chili - were traded, but also luxury goods like, cacao and rubber!

  • Trade routes also allowed for the exchange of ideas.

How mayan's got water and how it effected them?

  • The discovery of remains of hydraulic works indicates that the Mayans constructed canals for irrigation, which allowed them a greater level of agricultural production.

  • Lowland sites like Tikal built huge water reservoirs

  • Highland sites like Palenque build underground aqueducts to avoid flooding of their housing areas

  • In some places, the Mayan people used raised field agriculture(chinampas)

Water

The Mayans mostly used their resources and gathered water from nearby rivers. The discovery of remains of hydraulic works indicates that the Maya constructed canals for irrigation, which allowed them a greater level of agricultural production. But, highland and lowland Maya communities both had trouble keeping and controlling amounts of water. Lowland sites like Tikal built immense water reservoirs to keep potable water available throughout the dry season. Highland sites likePalenque build underground aqueducts to avoid flooding of their housing areas. Significant water control systems included dams, aqueducts, and holding facilities. Because water was a big part of agriculture so crops could grow, in some places, the Maya people used raised field agriculture, artificially raised platforms called chinampas, and in others, they relied on slash and burn agriculture.The Mayans mostly used their resources and gathered water from nearby rivers. The discovery of remains of hydraulic works indicates that the Maya constructed canals for irrigation, which allowed them a greater level of agricultural production. But, highland and lowland Maya communities both had trouble keeping and controlling amounts of water. Lowland sites like Tikal built immense water reservoirs to keep potable water available throughout the dry season. Highland sites likePalenque build underground aqueducts to avoid flooding of their housing areas. Significant water control systems included dams, aqueducts, and holding facilities. Because water was a big part of agriculture so crops could grow, in some places, the Maya people used raised field agriculture, artificially raised platforms called chinampas, and in others, they relied on slash and burn agriculture.

How DID THE MAYAN PEOPLE USE AGRICULTURE ?

Agriculture

  • People in the rural areas lived in sedentary villages, relying heavily maize, beans, squash, and amaranth.

  • Other plants grown by Mayan included cacao, avocado, and breadnut.

  • Only dogs, turkeys, and stingless bees were avaliable to the Mayan(sometimes cattle).

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