Currency

What is currency?

• Symbols of value that can be traded

• Gold

• Wheels of cheese made in the English countryside

• Papers that say how good you are

How much does the biggest Rai wheel weigh?

• 1 ton

• 4 tons

• 10 tons

• 3 tons

What is Wampum made of?

• Ivory and Teakwood

• Whelk and Quahog shells

• Shark Teeth and Bear claws

• Porcupine quills and Maple Leaves

Why did Wampum lose value?

• The tides went down

• Natives preferred to trade in blankets

• Colonists made beads cheaply to use as Wampum

• Rai stones were bigger

How old are tally sticks?

• Jurassic

• Mesozoic

• Paleolithic

• Victorian

What was recorded on tally sticks

• The value a person owned

• The number of cats a person owned

• The amount of hot dogs a person could eat

• The amount of land a person owned

The first coins were made of ___________

• Cheese

• Bone

• Gold

• Jade

Where was paper money first used

• Japan

• Chicago

• China

• Uzbekistan

What did countries add to money to keep people from copying it as easily?

• Lasers

• Green dye

• Fingerprints

• Complicated graphics

How many different currencies are in use around the world?

• 1

• 123

• 182

• 265