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Which of these civilizations used cocoa beans as currency? Mayan, Roman, Persian, Egyptian


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The Maya civilization used chocolate as money.
According to a research published in the journal Economic Anthropology, the ancient Mayans employed cacao beans, the main component in chocolate, as a kind of payment. According to the findings, cocoa was traded for products and services during the Classic Maya era (250-900 CE).


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