Athes and Sparta were both very wealthy. People think it was because they had esay acsses to bronze and silver.
Well, I'm not totally sure, but in my Geography book, it says its main source of wealth is Petroleum.
Oil
nothing
Conquest
no it did not
Agriculture was the main source of wealth for colonial Virginia. Specifically, tobacco was the most profitable product at the time.
The main sources of wealth and power of all the West African empires was the armies they built whose superior iron weapons let them take control of the trade in salt and gold.
Natural gas had brought most of the wealth to Southwest Asia. Also petroleum has brought in a lot of money to Asia.
The main language spoken in Athens is Greek.
The main sources of wealth and power of all the West African empires was the armies they built whose superior iron weapons let them take control of the trade in salt and gold.
By collecting taxes, as with every other city.
Unlike many other early social/governmental systems, wealth was not required to be a citizen of Athens.