Lesson 48 of 84 · Economics
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortThe History of Money
Money has taken many forms: shells, beads, metal coins, paper bills, and now digital transactions.
🎯 Your mission
Trade-offs everywhere — find them.
⚡ The twist
Cheap for you usually means expensive for someone else.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The first ATM was installed in 1967 — and used radioactive ink.
Then & Now
💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.
Money has taken many forms: shells, beads, metal coins, paper bills, and now digital transactions. Paper money was invented in China around the 7th century.
Key Facts
Supply and demand affect prices.
Trade connects people globally.
Every choice has an opportunity cost.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What are goods?
Why this still matters
The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Track every dollar you spend or get this week. Then figure out the pattern.
For the dinner table
“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”
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The History of Money
Trade-offs everywhere — find them.
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