History of Money

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