Money started as simple things like shells or stones, and people used them to trade. When one group saw another trading with coins or paper money, they wanted to try it too. It’s like how kids in the playground all want to play the same game if someone shows them a cool way to do it.
Examples
- Kids at a summer camp trade stickers and toys like ancient traders.
- A fisherman in Africa uses shells to buy bread from a local shop.
- Your friend’s mom gives you paper money instead of coins when you help her out.
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See also
- How Did Money Change Over Time?
- How Did the Idea of ‘Money’ Change Over Time?
- How Did the Idea of ‘Money’ Influence Trade Across the World?
- Why Do We Need Money to Trade?
- How Did Paper Money Come to Be?
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