Money, Money

Things people use to buy ...

• coins, paper money, or credit cards

• pools, toys, games

• houses, cars, bikes

10,000 years ago, people...

• used a cellphone

• farmed and grew the food they needed.

• bought a laptop

livestock means:

• cows and goats

• dogs and cats

• grains

Some examples of grain are:

• cheese

• meat

• rice and wheat

In the past, people used __________as money.

• coins

• paper money

• livestock and grain

3,000 years ago people started to use other things as money,. For example:

• grain

• goats

• Shells from the sea

Where did people use shells as money?

• In Panama

• In China, Thailand, India and Africa.

• In New York

About 2,000 ago...

• people used paper money

• people used credit cards

• the first coins appeared.

The first places to use metal coins were:

• Chile, Argentina, and Mexico

• China, Greece, and India

• U.S.A., Honduras and Guatemala

Most coins were made of expensive metals like:

• bronze, silver, or gold.

• iron

• aluminium