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Trading and Warfare in Ancient City-States
16:50 - 24:32 (07:41)
The ancient city-states in a particular area rich in jade, obsidian, salt, seeds and grains traded with each other regularly but also engaged in warfare, as evidenced by the discovery of fortresses, battlements and defensive walls. Some of these city-states had a strong centralized government with a divine ruler who could order sacrificial killings for the sake of bountiful harvests or better weather.
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The ancient Mesoamerican societies had a rigid hierarchical structure with a strong centralized government, a leader, a priestly class, and a divine king in some of the city-states that ruled with an iron fist and by divine right to sacrifice children for a bountiful harvest or more rain.
16:50 - 18:00 (01:09)
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The ancient Mesoamerican societies had a rigid hierarchical structure with a strong centralized government, a leader, a priestly class, and a divine king in some of the city-states that ruled with an iron fist and by divine right to sacrifice children for a bountiful harvest or more rain.
ChapterTrading and Warfare in Ancient City-States
EpisodeThe Maya Civilization
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Ancient cultures in areas rich in resources like jade, obsidian, salt, and grains would trade not only physical goods but also cultural ideas and art among each other.
18:00 - 21:05 (03:05)
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Ancient cultures in areas rich in resources like jade, obsidian, salt, and grains would trade not only physical goods but also cultural ideas and art among each other. However, as more was learned about their language, it was discovered that these cultures were also very violent towards one another in some brutal ways.
ChapterTrading and Warfare in Ancient City-States
EpisodeThe Maya Civilization
PodcastStuff You Should Know
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21:15 - 24:32 (03:17)
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Learn about practical money topics with How to Money or hear raw stories about life journeys with The Manawalk Caves- both available on iHeartRadio, Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.