People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want.
People
use
money
to
buy
food
,
furniture
,
books
,
bicycles
and
hundreds
of
other
things
they
need
or
want
.
Most of the money today is made of metal or paper.
Most
of
the
money
today
is
made
of
metal
or
paper
.
But people used to use all kinds of things as money.
But
people
used
to
use
all
kinds
of
things
as
money
.
One of the first kinds of money was shells.
One
of
the
first
kinds
of
money
was
shells
.
Shells were not the only things used as money.
Shells
were
not
the
only
things
used
as
money
.
In China, cloth and knives were used.
In
China
,
cloth
and
knives
were
used
.
In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time.
In
the
Philippine
Islands
,
rice
was
used
as
money
for
a
long
time
.
Elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.
Elephant
tusks
,
monkey
tails
,
and
salt
were
used
as
money
in
parts
of
Africa
.
Some animals were used as money too.
Some
animals
were
used
as
money
too
.
The first metal coins were made in China.
The
first
metal
coins
were
made
in
China
.
They were round and had a square hole in the center.
They
were
round
and
had
a
square
hole
in
the
center
.
People strung them together and carried them from place to place.
People
strung
them
together
and
carried
them
from
place
to
place
.
The first coins in England were made of tin.
The
first
coins
in
England
were
made
of
tin
.
Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money.
Sweden
and
Russia
used
copper
to
make
their
money
.
Later countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
Later
countries
began
to
make
coins
of
gold
and
silver
.
Later the Chinese thought of a way to improve money.
Later
the
Chinese
thought
of
a
way
to
improve
money
.
They began to use paper money.
They
began
to
use
paper
money
.
Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.
Money
has
had
an
interesting
history
from
the
days
of
shell
money
until
today
.
People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.  Some animals were used as money too. The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later countries began to make coins of gold and silver.  Later the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.