Ancient China Economy __ "For 18 of the last 20 centuries, China has had the largest economy in the world. Before that time, the economy of ancient China introduced to the world a number of economic concepts, like the use of coins and money, land distribution for non-aristocrats’, and the development of a merchant class."  A general overview of ancient Chinese economics. - From kwintessential.co.uk - http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/China/Ancient-China-Economy/2411

Ancient Civilizations : Economic Organization Index __ "Be assured, however, that the ancients did use economics, although they did not term it as such. Through our series of articles, be amazed at how financially shrewd they were,..."  A couple of click-to-read articles. - illustrated - From thinkquest.org - http://library.thinkquest.org/C004203/economic/main.htm

Ancient economic thought __ An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - illustrated - From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_economic_thought

Ancient Economies __ "This page edited by a professional economist, Morris Silver, is devoted to the consideration of unsettled or disputed aspects of ancient economies, including the entire Mediterranean world." You will find information from "business agents" to lending institutions. - illustrated - From Morris Silver - http://members.tripod.com/~sondmor/index-html

Ancient Economy and Medieval Economy - History for Kids __ "What did people buy? where did they work? what did they use for money?" You can find out the answer. - From historyforkids.org - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/economy/

Ancient Egypt: Household economics __ "A large part of ancient Egyptians were peasants, living on whatever was left of their produce after rent and taxes had been extracted. Most of the rest were workers who were paid wages which barely sufficed to keep them and their families alive."  Information about ancient Egyptian household expenses. - From reshafim.org.il - http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=ancient+economics&aq=f&aqi=g1g-v4g-j4g-b1&aql=&oq=#hl=en&safe=off&q=ancient+egyptians+economics&revid=1357432077&sa=X&ei=WscjTq-DG-f20gHZ8NjKAw&ved=0CHAQ1QIoAQ&fp=1&biw=1016&bih=614&cad=b&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.

Ancient Egyptian Economics __ This is a student created page about ancient Egyptian economics. - From riverschool.org - http://www.riverschool.org/students/work/culture.e.econ.htm

Ancient Egyptian economy __ "The economy of pharaonic Egypt has been called an ancient command economy, but one should always remember that such modern definitions are not as apt as one would hope for."  A general overview - illustrated - From reshafim.org.il - http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/economy/index.html

Ancient Greece Economics __ This is a student created page which is about ancient Greek economics. - From riverschool.org - http://www.riverschool.org/students/work/culture.g.econ.htm

The Ancient Maya - A Commercial Empire __ "The ancient Maya achieved compelling and impressive socio-economic complexity during pre-conquest period. "  A general overview of Maya economy. - From mexconnect.com / David Conrad - http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1574-the-ancient-maya-a-commercial-empire

Ancient Roman Currency and Economy __ "This is a quick overview of the Ancient Roman Currency and Economy from the early days of the city-state in the 7-6th century BC through to the decline and fall of the western part of the Empire in the 5th century. Ie over 1000 years of Roman currency and economy."  Article with embedded links to related materials. - From mariamilani.com - http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/Ancient_Roman_Currency_Economy.htm

Ancient Roman Economy __ "For all of the glory and grandeur of Ancient Rome, the Roman economy never developed into anything terribly complex compared to modern economies. ..." Learn why. - From unrv.com - http://www.unrv.com/economy.php

Aztec Economy __ A brief overview and the background makes the text somewhat difficult to read. - illustrated - From wcpss.net - http://enloehs.wcpss.net/projects/candc/merg/dmimerg7/dmimerg7.htm

Aztec Economy __ A brief overview. - From aztec.com - http://aztec.com/page.php?page=economy

Ancient Mesopotamian Economy __ "Bartering was common in the absence of currencies and tangible items including animals and goods were traded. The worth was determined by the demand, available and quality of the products."  A general overview, mainly for younger students. - From ancientmesopotamians.com - http://www.ancientmesopotamians.com/ancient-mesopotamian-economy.html  

Classical Greek Economy - History for Kids! __ A brief overview of ancient Greek economics for kids, loaded with embedded links to related materials. - From historyforkids.org - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/economy/classical.htm 

Economics in Ancient Greece __ "When we discuss the economics of the ancient world, we must be careful not to use the formal Economics which we employ in analyzing our own society, since Economics is a function of the way a society runs, not the set of rules under which a given society operates." Learn how we need to differ in out thinking when discussing ancient economic systems. - From community.middlebury.edu - http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/Classics/EconomicsinGreece.html

The Economy of Ancient Greece | Economic History Services __ "The ancient Greek economy is somewhat of an enigma. Given the remoteness of ancient Greek civilization, the evidence is minimal and difficulties of interpretation abound."  A lengthy look. - From Economic History Association - http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/engen.greece

Economy - Greece vs. Rome - Ancient/Classical History __ "The economy of both Greece and Rome was based on agriculture. Greeks ideally lived on small self-sufficient wheat-producing farms, but bad agricultural practices made many households incapable of feeding themselves. Big estates took over, producing wine and olive oil, which were also the chief exports of the Romans." A brief overview and many other resources about comparing Greece and Rome - From about.com - http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/greecevsrome/ss/GreecevsRome_3.htm

Economy in ancient Pompeii __ Archaeological excavations of Pompeii help us understand the economy of the town before 79 CE. - From pompei.it - http://www.pompei.it/pompeii/economy-ancient-pompeii.htm

Financing Civilization __ Learn how the ancient world financed itself and how the science of "economics" came about. "We may never know when finance began, because financial contracts are as old as written language -- in fact, writing appears to have been invented for the purposes of recording financial deals. The first archaeological traces of financial activity appear in the earliest urban civilizations in the Near East. Where did the idea of borrowing and lending come from? How did the idea of interest payments evolve? Who first realized that "time is money?" The answers to at least some of these questions lie buried in ruins of Uruk, and her ancient sister-cities of Mesopotamia." - From William N. Goetzmann - http://viking.som.yale.edu/will/finciv/chapter1.htm

Mesopotamian Economics - Two Sumerian Economic Tablets from Umma __ "The two Sumerian economic tablets analyzed are from the
ancient Mesopotamian city of Umma (Jokha in modern Iraq) and can be dated by year, at the very end of the third millennium, (2028 BCE for M
38 and 2035 for M39) which falls during the Neo-Sumerian period."  Analysis and images.  A PDF file - illustrated - From anistor.gr - http://www.anistor.gr/english/enback/Sumerian_tablets.pdf

Roman Economy - Prices & Cost in Ancient Rome __ Ancient wage information and prices for some Roman goods. - From ancientcoins.biz - http://ancientcoins.biz/pages/economy/