History of Money
Across
- 2. The key limitation of the barter system was it was difficult to determine what?
- 6. In what ancient region did metallic coins first appear?
- 7. To deposit coins and make purchases, merchants used these that were made of paper.
- 10. Type of shells people would use before coins
- 11. The first coins made from gold and_____
- 13. What did people initially use as a form of money before coins?
- 14. People began to seek a better medium of exchange because societies became more_____.
Down
- 1. One characteristic that made early money items ideal was that they had consistent_____
- 3. It was in this time period that barter trading primarily occurred.
- 4. What type of plant is linen made from?
- 5. What was the primary method of exchange before money was invented?
- 8. What material are modern paper bills actually made from?
- 9. What made cowry shells a good early form of money was that they were small and______
- 12. People liked the idea of paper money because coins were too ______
- 14. The year that Chinese merchants begin using paper money was 618__?