World Currencies

5. Trading goods or services instead of using money, which was used before currency existed.
6. Digital forms of money, like credit cards, which make payments without using physical money.
8. Wallets Apps or online accounts where people store their money and make payments using their phones or computers.
11. Systems Different ways countries manage and use their money, like capitalism and socialism.
13. Money that has value because the government says so, not because it is backed by physical items like gold.
15. Paper money that represents a promise to pay, first used in China.

1. Digital money like Bitcoin that is not controlled by banks but uses technology to manage transactions.
2. Exchange The process of swapping one type of money for another, which helps people use different currencies around the world.
3. Paper forms that let people pay money from their bank account to others.
4. The increase in prices over time, which affects how much money is worth.
7. Bills or notes made from paper, which started being used instead of coins.
9. Places where people keep their money and can borrow money, which became important for handling currency.
10. The process of making coins, which was developed to standardize money.
12. Metal discs used as money, first made in ancient times.
14. Standard A system where the value of money was based on a set amount of gold.