In the face of theories on how the failure in commerce came to be, in the New World people traded extensively. But, the commercial networks were dependent on the political power because trade was largely in tribute goods and the political power collapsed because of the Spanish arrival. Thus, without a political power to pay tribute to, there was no reason to trade.
Trading was prosperous and vigorous in the New World and the urge to trade was enticing. Products such as turquoise, silver, bowls, knives, combs, obsidian, honey, gold, and rubber were some of the things traded between people. Trading centers were inland separated by jagged land to mountains to ravines stretching wide and far into the earth’s crust. Henceforth, for people who were
Trading was prosperous and vigorous in the New World and the urge to trade was enticing. Products such as turquoise, silver, bowls, knives, combs, obsidian, honey, gold, and rubber were some of the things traded between people. Trading centers were inland separated by jagged land to mountains to ravines stretching wide and far into the earth’s crust. Henceforth, for people who were