1 Approved graphing calculators. 2  If you are taking Mathematics/Physical Science/ Engineering 8-12 (174) or Physics/ Mathematics 8-12 (143) you must bring a graphing calculator to the test and you may bring a second calculator as a backup. 3  Graphing calculators will not be provided at the administration.
Coins were not only used as money. In ancient Greece, coins were also believed to have magical powers. The Greeks designed their coins with pictures of their gods and goddesses. The Greeks were the first civilization to use pictures of real people on their coins.The first was Alexander the Great, back around 325 BCE. As time went on, the Greeks created bigger coins, each designed to commemorate a special event. Ancient Rome: The ancient Romans thought the use of coins was really clever.he ancient Egyptians used ring money. Ring money was an actual ring made of bronze, copper, or gold. In ancient Egypt, people like to wear their wealth. When it came time to pay their bills, they simply pulled off a ring or two to use as payment.
The Koreans, Japanese, and Vietnamese all cast their own copper cash in the latter part of the second millennium similar to those used by China. The last Chinese cash coins were struck, not cast, in the reign of the Qing Xuantong Emperor shortly before the fall of the Empire in 1911.The coin continued to be used unofficially in China until the mid-20th century. Vietnamese cash continued to be cast up until 1933.raditionally, Chinese cash coins were cast in copper, brass or iron. In the mid-19th century, the coins were made of 3 parts copper and 2 parts lead. Cast silver coins were periodically produced but are considerably rarer.