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Dexter traded his yo-yo for Natasha ’ s comic books .
Amy tried to trade her cookie for Andy ’ s apple .
Before money was invented , people traded with each other for goods and services . But trading wasn ’ t always easy .
Imagine if what you had to trade was milk . On a hot day your milk could spoil and you would be out of luck .
If you were a doctor and all your patients wanted to pay you in eggs , you could end up with more eggs than you could ever use .
Lulu traded her kite for Lexie ’ s crayons .
Or , what if you had rocks to trade ? They could be very heavy to carry around the market . ver the years , people tried using different kinds of things as money such as shells , feathers and beads . Small lumps of metal such as gold and silver became popular because they were easy to carry . But they had to be weighed every time they were used .
Around 700 B . C ., King Croesus of Lydia ( present day Turkey ) had the idea of stamping metal into coins . About 500 years later , the Chinese invented paper money .
You have $ 1.50 to spend . You need to save 50 ¢ to buy the newspaper on the way home . Circle all the treats you could buy at the bakery . ( There ’ s more than one way to do this .)
Throughout history , coins have come in many different shapes and sizes .
Only two of these coins match . Can you find them ?
Standards Link : Economics : Students know that different countries use different currencies to exchange goods and services .
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