Changes

136 bytes added ,  20:14, 25 September 2013
no edit summary
Line 9: Line 9:     
Each half of the city had a central marketplace, where both local goods and goods imported from further away were bought and sold. The city was connected to [[Naniwa]] (modern-day [[Osaka]]) via canals and river transport systems, and beyond that to the rest of the archipelago chiefly by sea routes. Goods were purchased at market chiefly by barter, though [[currency|copper coins]] minted by the state also circulated.
 
Each half of the city had a central marketplace, where both local goods and goods imported from further away were bought and sold. The city was connected to [[Naniwa]] (modern-day [[Osaka]]) via canals and river transport systems, and beyond that to the rest of the archipelago chiefly by sea routes. Goods were purchased at market chiefly by barter, though [[currency|copper coins]] minted by the state also circulated.
 +
 +
The two Buddhist temples [[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]] and [[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]] were major religious and political presences in the city.
    
{{stub}}
 
{{stub}}
contributor
27,126

edits