The History of Money

🌍Mission Brief #12

Long ago, people used shells and stones as money.

🎯 Your mission

Follow the money. Then follow the choices.

⚡ The twist

Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.

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Then & Now

💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.

Long ago, people used shells and stones as money. Then, they started using coins and paper bills. Now we use money to buy things like food and clothes. Money helps us trade what we have for what we need.

Key Facts

People used shells as money long ago.

Now we use coins and paper bills.

Money helps us trade for what we need.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What did people use long ago as money?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Track every dollar you spend or get this week. Then figure out the pattern.

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For the dinner table

“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”

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