Andrea's Timeline

Precious metal (Gold, Silver)

Mar 9, 700

Preaicous metals are natural elements you can find it under ground and mines. it's called precious because not only it's hard to find and rare but also because it's strong enough to last forever. There are many of it but the best known is Gold and Silver because it's well known for Jewellery.The precious coins were made in 700BC.

Cowrie shells

Mar 5, 1200

The money in the 1200 were crowie shells they were found in the shallow of the Pacific and the Indian ocean. there were also different coclors of the cowrie shells like purple or pink or peach or orange and more colors. instead of bartering they started to use cowrie shells to carry around so it will be more easier because you can buy whatever you want and you can keep it for a long time. They started to use thwe cowrie shells in the year 1200BC.

Credit cards

Mar 3, 1915

Credit card is a diffenent method of payment. It works as the bank is lending you some money and collected later but the bank is collecting an intrest on top of it. Intrest is an extra charge the bank is takeing it in return to the money that was lent to you earlier. In other words, bank is paying on your behalf but collecting it more to give it to more people and then take it back again and again like the cycle of the bank money. Did you ever know that credit cards are made in the 1915?

Bartering

Mar 5, 9000

Bartering is when you trade with someone. Taddeing is when someone gives you somthing you can say yes or no but if you say no you don't get what they wanted to give you. When you say yes you will have to give them somthing if you want what they are giving ,give somthing to them to get it. Some people give cows or apples or somthing else like sheep, apples, or cows.Bartering started in the year 9000BC.