precious metals:gold silver etc. also bartering, like a sheep for a cow etc
Before paper money was the invention of dollar coins that they used for their own type of money
Flint stones.
because the Chinese used it to print paper money.
yes because china made paper money first.
papyrus
Coins were a major form of currency before paper was used. Gold was a big form of currency.
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.
Before paper money was invented, people primarily used barter systems to trade goods and services directly. They also relied on commodity money, which included items of intrinsic value like gold, silver, shells, or salt. In some cultures, items like livestock or grain served as currency, providing a tangible means of exchange. These systems laid the groundwork for the eventual development of standardized currency.
Mental MAth or Scrap Paper
They used leaves, corn cobs , sticks, and their hand.
The Chinese first used wooden scrolls and whole bones on silk.
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.