Across
- 3. A representative form of money where currency was directly tied to gold
- 4. Livestock was one of the first forms of money, followed closely by grains
- 5. Early forms of Chinese money from mollusk shells. One of the most widely and longest used types of currency in history
- 7. First appearing in Lydia, sliver coins with stamped images of gods and emperors to promote authenticity
- 9. First documented type of banknote
- 10. Colorful and unique, with advanced security features such as watermarks, shifting colors, and faint images among others
- 12. Strings of beads made from clamshells, used by Native Americans
- 13. Miss a payment, you nose gets slit
- 14. First known paper banknotes appeared in China
Down
- 1. Base metals of bronze and copper were widely used, primitive tools used.
- 2. The onset of the Great Depression led to the end of representative money.
- 6. Digital cash in the forms of bits and bytes
- 8. first form of trading, both parties benefiting mutually
- 11. The giving of gifts to establish social ranking and promote wealth