Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua' has mentioned 'Trade' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| [3] During the Maya Classic Period (ADxc2xa0200xe2x80x93900), Quiriguxc3xa1 was situated at the juncture of several important trade routes. | WIKI |
| The Motagua River flows down from the western Guatemalan highlands, and Quiriguxc3xa1 was ideally positioned to control the trade of uncut jade, the majority of which was found in the middle reaches of the Motagua Valley,[21] as well as controlling the flow of other important commodities up and down the river such as cacao, which was produced as a local cash crop. | WIKI |
| [22][23] Although cacao was produced for trade, maize remained the primary local crop due to its central role in the Maya diet. | WIKI |
| Maya civilization People Society Languages Writing Religion Mythology Sacrifice Cities Architecture Astronomy Calendar Stelae Art Textiles Trade Music Dance Medicine Cuisine Warfare History Preclassic Maya Classic Maya collapse Spanish conquest of the Maya Yucatxc3xa1n Chiapas Guatemala Petxc3xa9n vte | WIKI |
| [44][45] Quiriguxc3xa1 seems rather to have gained its independence and the control of important trade routes. | WIKI |
| [60] After this, Quiriguxc3xa1 falls into silence, engulfed by the greater phenomenon of the Classic Maya collapsexc2xa0xe2x80x93 it had lost its reason for existence when trade no longer flowed along the Motagua;[61] within a few years Quiriguxc3xa1 was all but deserted and sites throughout the Motagua Valley suffered severe decline or abandonment. | WIKI |
| In the early Postclassic Period (c. 900 xe2x80x93 c. 1200), Quiriguxc3xa1 was occupied by peoples closely linked to the Caribbean coastal areas of the Yucatxc3xa1n Peninsula and Belize, perhaps due to Chontal Maya control of a trade network that included the Yucatxc3xa1n coast and the Motagua Valley. | WIKI |