2007-03-08 04:01:50 · 6 answers · asked by BUNLAP TRIBAL 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
At one point they use cocoa bean as currency
2007-03-08 04:03:36 · answer #1 · answered by THEGURU 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Aztecs used cacao beans (from which cocoa is derived), and for larger purchases, they used standardized lengths of cotton cloth called quachtli. Depending on the grade of the cotton, the quachtli could be equivalent to 65 to 300 cacao beans (much like our $1 to $100 paper currency).
2007-03-08 05:11:39 · answer #2 · answered by theeconomicsguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they used many things because in some cases the used interchange of products. but the used cococa beans and gold.
2007-03-08 04:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by maravilla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold coins
2007-03-08 04:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by Lindsay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warrior heads ?
2007-03-08 04:04:38 · answer #5 · answered by lisalau 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good ol' cocoa beans.
2007-03-08 05:44:46 · answer #6 · answered by FaceFullofFashion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋