As with most regional markets, all kinds of utilitarian goods were sold, such as cloth, garden produce, food animals , obsidian knives and tools, medicines, wood, leather, furs and animal skins, precious metals, gems and pottery. While there, she could buy something to eat and drink if she had a cacao bean or two to trade.
Many Aztec people went to the market not only to shop, but to socialize, another important aspect of the teeming regional markets. There Aztecs from every walk of life could meet and swap news and gossip. The regional markets were overseen by government trade officials who made sure the goods and the prices asked for them were fair. Four levels of regional markets existed: the grand, daily Tlatelolco market, the markets at Xochimilco and Texcoco, the every-five-day markets at many other Aztec cities and the small village markets.
Officials collected tribute and taxes for the emperor from each of these interlocking markets. Some of the regional markets also contained specialized goods, fine ceramics for example, or turkeys for food or feathers from tropical birds.
Then, some time during the night, the merchants would slip silently from their homes. By the time their families woke next morning, they would be far away and out of sight, somewhere in the mountains. Friday, November 5, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. World History. Latin American History Aztec History. Aztec Market. The Early History of the Aztecs in Mexico. Disclaimer: The publication of any and all content eg, articles, reports, editorials, commentary, opinions, as well as graphics and or images on this website does not constitute sanction or acquiescence of said content unless specified; it is solely for informational purposes.
Kieth Sal Pundit. What did the Aztecs do for fun? The Aztec ball game. Yamin Bucete Teacher. How did the Aztecs transport goods? Currently voted the best answer. Kashmir Purkart Teacher. Did the Mayans trade? The goods, which were moved and traded around the empire at long distance, include: salt, cotton mantels, slaves, quetzal feathers, flint, chert, obsidian, jade, colored shells, Honey, cacao, copper tools, and ornaments. Due to the lack of wheeled cars and use of animals, these goods traveled Maya area by the sea.
Rosali Talledo Teacher. What did the Aztecs use to buy and sell goods? As with most regional markets, all kinds of utilitarian goods were sold , such as cloth, garden produce, food animals, obsidian knives and tools, medicines, wood, leather, furs and animal skins, precious metals, gems and pottery. Gardenia Compan Teacher. What time period did the Aztecs live in? Bouazzaoui Saitov Reviewer.
Did Aztecs eat chocolate? Chocolate actually may have played a part in the fall of the Aztec empire. The Aztecs believed that the god Quetzalcoatl brought the cocoa beans from the tree of life to give to man.
Jihane Partera Reviewer. Where is the Aztec gold? By the Mexica capital city of? Tenochtitlan was in ashes, Emperor Montezuma was dead and the Spanish were firmly in control of what they took to calling "New Spain. Arcangel Techet Reviewer. Did the Aztecs have cheese? Making cheese requires producing milk in volume.
The Aztecs really the Mexica had no cows, sheep, or goats as sources of milk in quantity. Yassmina Durkob Reviewer. What did the Aztecs do daily? They worked as farmers, merchants, artisans and warriors. They lived in more moderate homes and could not afford as elaborate clothes or art.
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