Farming played a very important role in the Ancient Chinese economy. The northern part of the country farmed mostly wheat and the southern part farmed mostly rice.
Like the other civilizations, there was a lot of buying and selling of goods going on through trade. The Chinese traded silk, salt, fish, livestock and many other items. They traded within their civilizations and with other countries as well. Their access to water helped them export their goods.
Along with shipping their goods across the seas, the Chinese were able to have foreign trade by way of the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a 4,000 mile stretch of road opened by one of the emperors of the Han Dynasty. It was called the Silk Road because the Ancient Chinese transported silk on this passageway.
Around 1800 BC, during the Shang Dynasty, the Ancient Chinese started paying for goods using the cowrie shell.(16)
Mining became an important aspect of the Ancient Chinese economy. During the Han Dynasty, mainly slaves were ordered to dig pits and mine for salt. The salt gathered from these mines was then sold or traded.
Like the other civilizations, there was a lot of buying and selling of goods going on through trade. The Chinese traded silk, salt, fish, livestock and many other items. They traded within their civilizations and with other countries as well. Their access to water helped them export their goods.
Along with shipping their goods across the seas, the Chinese were able to have foreign trade by way of the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a 4,000 mile stretch of road opened by one of the emperors of the Han Dynasty. It was called the Silk Road because the Ancient Chinese transported silk on this passageway.
Around 1800 BC, during the Shang Dynasty, the Ancient Chinese started paying for goods using the cowrie shell.(16)
Mining became an important aspect of the Ancient Chinese economy. During the Han Dynasty, mainly slaves were ordered to dig pits and mine for salt. The salt gathered from these mines was then sold or traded.