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2007-05-29 09:20:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Government

10 answers

Ancient Mesopatamia

2007-05-29 10:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Abanoub 2 · 0 0

Coin currency was used first in China, if that is what you mean as Money, through history Currency has been lots of things from commodities such as gold nuggets, grain, cattle , sheep, tools or implements. The Chinese were first to implement an national currency where the money was transportable and equally traded for value, as our money does today

2007-05-29 09:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by Hootie J 5 · 0 0

Before then, currency was not available yet since payment methods included farm animals, valueable goods such as gold, jade, silk, and for a time, slaves. But as time came and went, coins began to replace those methods. Later, paper currency was used to make carrying large payments easy.

For a timeline of what payments were used:

NOVA has fantastic info: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/history.html

Have fun! (There's some gross stuff about the nose but check out what comes for the future: with the internet, payments come in " bits and bytes"

2007-05-29 09:47:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Having objects that are traded on a standardized scale for labor or other objects goes way back, there are biblical references and evidence from ancient digs and it seems that every culture has some sort of money whether it be precious metals, gems, printed money, beads or even shiny shells. I don't see any definitive answer to your question. the answer is as ambiguous as "who first used fire"

2007-05-29 09:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Alan S 7 · 0 0

You have to go waaaaaaaaayy back to mesopotamia they invented banking AND money!

2007-05-29 09:25:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Lydia

2007-05-29 09:23:41 · answer #6 · answered by Remzy 4 · 0 0

don't know (I think nobody does exactly) but I rumors say it came from middle east - where the first known civilizations grew.

2007-05-29 09:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by Pandektis _ 5 · 0 0

don know name but know country messippatimia

2007-05-29 09:23:57 · answer #8 · answered by popwell56 3 · 0 0

i know some people used chocolate as currency

2007-05-29 09:23:17 · answer #9 · answered by Kenny 5 · 0 0

Hamilton in the US

2007-05-29 09:23:59 · answer #10 · answered by SmartAce 3 · 0 0

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