It didn’t matter at all cause they never cared
The quote just saying that he feel like he belong to the human race itself more strongly than any culture/nationality.
The goods, which were moved and traded around the empire at long distance, include: salt, cotton mantels, slaves, quetzal feathers, flint, chert, obsidian, jade, colored shells, Honey, cacao, copper tools, and ornaments. Due to the lack of wheeled cars and use of animals, these goods traveled Maya area by the sea.trade in Maya civilization<span> was a crucial factor in renaming </span>Maya cities<span>. The economy was a mixed capitalist/command system combining free market trade and direct government control over areas considered vital to the population of any specific state.</span>
One way in which the Kingdom of Ghana facilitated the gold trade was by trading gold with slaves and other workers. Most of the trading was done with other African nations but some with Europeans.