Money evolution

  • 10,000 BCE

    Bartering

    Early man exchanges recources and services for the benefit of each party. A realy long time
  • 9000 BCE

    Livestock

    the oldest form of currency. with the livestoock such as camels ships and cows
  • 3000 BCE

    The shekel

    Grain is used as currency in Mesopotamia, using shekel as measurment of weight
  • 2000 BCE

    Crude metal

    Coins made from based material
  • 1200 BCE

    Shell money

    Shell money is the first used in China Societies off the coast of the Pacific and Indian Ocean
  • 700 BCE

    Precious metal coins

    Gold and silver coins are the first used in ancient Lidya and costals greek
  • 156 BCE

    Leather money

    1-foot one square pieces of withe deerskin are used
  • 1535

    Paper Money

    Paper first apear in China thought aceptly for this culture
  • Gold

    Thougt is the certainly not the first the time the element is a part of a payment system
  • Dollar

    The federal reserve System is created in the U.S, establishing a central bank as well as gold-backed federal reserve notes