why was money invented? Who invented it? Why cant the world be free?
2007-02-22 23:56:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Well the world can't be 'free' because people want something in return for their skill or their specialty. For example if you're a doctor, you can't throw out free surgeries all the time and get nothing in return for the years and the huge sum of money you spent in medical school. You need to get reap your investment back. You get the picture.
2007-02-23 00:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by Andrea 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Money evolved rather than being invented, as such.
Since time immemorial, there has been trade between people. At first, this was done under a barter system, then there was the exchange of precious metals and stones and then came what we now recognise as money.
Modern-day "money" was originally in the form of coins only - paper money was not introduced for many centuries after. Ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians all produced coins and most had their ruler's head stamped on the metal. Sumerian coins even pre-date that.
I don't think it is possible to be definitive about who and when money was invented, but there is no question it has been around for thousands of years.
2007-02-23 00:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by Chris W 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
money is a means of trade. Once you would work for a long trime and get a pig as wages. then you would take the pig and trade it for other things you needed. So on and so forth.
Money is nothing more than the pig given in small amounts at a time and can be given to another person for goods and services. he is getting part of that pig.
Now as to who invented money is probably not actually known. Shells have been used for trade. Salt at one time was a very good money.
Money has a long history and is interesting to read about so take the time to look for about money.
2007-02-23 00:46:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
money was invented in 1734 by sir charles money, he wanted to be the richest man in the world :-)
seriously tho, it all started as far back as the ancient egyptians and before where people would trade goods with each other, this moved onto credit notes etc until coinage was introduced. theres no one person responsible for it, it was more a natural progression between traders.
2007-02-23 00:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by sirdunny 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think any one particluar group can be credited with the invention of money. Cultures on various continents traded sea shells and clay beads and bits of metal and stone as currency long before anyone ever minted a coin or, eventually, paper money.
2007-02-23 00:01:24 · answer #5 · answered by tabulator32 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Without it mankind would not move forward in a positive way, it disaplins us to invent, learn, journey to the stars e.t.c. However it doesn t work 100% hence the bad stuff ,fighting for oil, wars, greed e.t.c.
2015-04-09 09:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by daniel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That question can not be answered nobody knows who made money and there's a very likely chance no one would
2014-11-04 10:42:41 · answer #7 · answered by Kylee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bank of england was formed so that the king could afford to go to war with the french. They devised a way to take gold (or other valuables) from people in return for a note promising to pay on demand the value of the gold. So the people had paper and the king had gold.
Vicious bas**rd !
2007-02-23 00:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by loathsomedog 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Romans
economy needs it really
people need to work
farmers need to grow crops breed animals
big circle
2007-02-23 01:30:15 · answer #9 · answered by johnc 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i invented it give it me back!
2007-02-23 00:04:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋