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>>> [] >>> [] Before paper money was ever used in history-people had to use goods like eggs, leather, pigs, salts and other valiable things that people had. Live stalk was the earliest form of money. People began domesticating animals long before civilizations were made. People would trade animals to get something they need. Like how we use paper money to get things that we need. Many who lived in prehistory used goods they made on a daily bases to buy or trade for other luxeries.
 * Create your own page using your lastname for your page name.
 * Answer the following questions on your page. You may cut and paste these questions to make it easier.
 * 1) If you were to research any topic, what would it be? I would research where money was first made.
 * 2) What do you want to learn about your topic? What kind of material was used, who made it, where was it made, and how was it made.
 * 3) Create a thesis statement about your topic that encompasses what you would like to learn. Many people in the early history made money at one point the question is who made it first.
 * 4) DATABASE SEARCH: Try searching your topic in the Library databases.
 * 5) What did you find? Money was made in many places such as the Mediterranean, //China, India, and Egypt//
 * 6) //Identify which database you used. I used Facts.com //
 * 7) Create the MLA citation for the two best sources.
 * 8) SEARCH ENGINE SEARCH: Using the search engine of your choice conduct another search on your topic.
 * 9) How many results did you get? I got eight
 * 10) From your results identify three that you think are the best choices for your topic.[],
 * 1) Bookmark your sources in your Diigo account.
 * 2) Create an MLA citation for each source. "think quest." //Ancient civilization//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <library.thinkquest.org/C004203/

Bellis, Mary. "The History of Money ." //Inventors//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://inventors.about.com/od/mstartinventions Metal objects were first used as money in 5000 B.C. In 700 B.C. the lydians are know to be the first to use money in the western world. The lydians made coins. metal was often used because there was much of it and could be recycled. Soon paper money would be created. China would be one of the first to make paper money dating back to 960 AD. "With the introduction of paper currency and non-precious coinage, commodity money evolved into representative money. This meant that what money itself was made of no longer had to be very valuable."

" The History Of Money." //Essortment Articles: Free Online Articles on Health, Science, Education & More...//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.  When people still lived in caves and other places they had to barter to get what they wanted. Barter means they had to trade to get what they wanted. As civilization progressed people started to use money. Many people used money to pay for things rather than trade one thing for another. "The most popular form of money was naturally a commodity that could stand the test of time. Foodstuffs and even animal hides have a tendency to rot. Money with such a short life span is less valuable as a means of exchange."


 * 1) Below each citation write a paragraph explaining why you chose that source and how it supports your thesis.
 * 2) Cut and paste one sentence from the text that you would quote to support your thesis."Amber, beads, cowries, drums, eggs, feathers, gongs, hoes, ivory, jade, kettles, leather, mats, nails, oxen, pigs, quartz, rice, salt, thimbles, umiacs, vodka, wampum, yarns, and zappozats (decorated axes) were but some of the kinds of goods used as money."

"think quest." //Ancient civilization//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <library.thinkquest.org/C004203/