Economy

1. Economy The Scythian economy was based on nomadic animal breeding or herding. Wealth was obtained through pillaging cities in wars and the slave trade with the Greeks. The Scythians also traded grain to the Greeks for wine and highly valued Greek craftsmanship such as pottery, rich ornaments, and jewelry. http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/aneu_02/aneu_02_00204.html

2. http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/aneu_02/aneu_02_00204.htmlhttp://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/aneu_02/aneu_02_00204.html Scythian economy was based on nomadic or seminomadic animal breeding and herding (horses, cattle, and sheep). Wealth, especially in the case of the Scythian aristocracy, was acquired in wars and pillaging raids and through the slave trade with the Greeks from around the Black Sea. The Scythians also controlled the trade of grain, which the Greeks imported from forest-steppe farming regions. From the Greek colonies the Scythians brought in vast amounts of wine, transported in amphorae. To the great astonishment of the Greeks, the Scythians drank it without water. Also highly valued were Greek pottery, metal libation vessels sometimes made from precious metals, rich ornaments, and jewelry—often true masterpieces of Greek craftsmanship