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precious metals:gold silver etc. also bartering, like a sheep for a cow etc
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Before the inovation of paper money?
Before paper money was the invention of dollar coins that they used for their own type of money
What was used before sand paper was invented?
Flint stones.
Why was block printing invented?
because the Chinese used it to print paper money.
What is name of the plant used to make parchment that the Egyptians used before paper was invented?
papyrus
Was paper money used in china before adopted in the US?
yes because china made paper money first.
What are the forms of money before paper was chosen?
Coins were a major form of currency before paper was used. Gold was a big form of currency.
Who is the first who invented the paper?
China in about AD 705 by a scholar called Ts'ai Lun. But berch bark was used a paper long before Ts'ai Lun invented something closer to our modern pressed paper.
What was used to help us work out calculations before calculators were invented?
Mental MAth or Scrap Paper
What did people use before toilet paper was invented?
They used leaves, corn cobs , sticks, and their hand.
What did the Chinese write on before paper was invented?
The Chinese first used wooden scrolls and whole bones on silk.
Who invented paper money first?
China was a more advanced civilization early on, and had the tools to wield bronze, invent rockets, and of course, print paper money.Paper currency was first produced by the Chinese. It was created as a way to reduce the costs associated with creating metal coin currency and was also lighter to carry.
What was used as money before it was invented?
Bartering was used before money was invented. Bartering is the swopping of goods or services in exchange for something else. Money is great, but it didn't always exist. Back in the DAY (ancient times) before paper money and coins, people used some pretty crazy stuff to exchange for goods and services. "Making it rain" at the club was impossible, since throwing a cow on a girl would kill her. Here are some things that people really used for currency before the invention of money. COWS LARGE STONES GOLD CLAM SHELLS RICE FISH BEADS
