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Money, in the form of paper currency, became important in the 7th century in China, where it was first used as a convenient substitute for cumbersome coins. Its significance grew with the expansion of trade and commerce, particularly during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, as it facilitated transactions and the accumulation of wealth. By the 17th century, paper money became more widespread in Europe, further solidifying its role as a vital component of modern economies and financial systems. Today, it serves as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value.

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Is money made out of paper?

Yes money is made from paper. But not the paper that they use for fake money. And coins are made from metal or copper....or even bronze. Money is made from paper.


What are the advantages of paper money?

Some of the advantages of paper money include: 1. paper money is less expensive to produce than coin money 2. paper money is not as heavy as coins, thus it is easier to transport or work with. Good luck with your homework kid!!


What was the gold standard and which groups of Americans supported it?

The gold standard was a system of money where the government owned and kept an amount of gold that was represented by the paper money issued. Paper money was called gold certificates and originally you could present the paper money and be given the stated face amount of gold for it. People like libertarians and strict constitutionalists supported the system, but the US stopped using it.


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If trees produce paper and money is made of paper cant money grow on trees?

Okay, money is not, in any real sense, "made of paper". Sure, it's printed on paper (though calling the substance money is printed on "paper" is a bit misleading, because there's actually a large amount of cotton present in that "paper". But, what makes money money is the fact that the government proclaims it to be "legal tender". So, in the only sense that matters, money is made out of government proclamation, not paper. Moreover, trees do not produce paper directly. They produce wood. Humans produce paper by processing the wood (and, in the case of the paper used to print money, cotton as well). And humans make money by printing numbers, words, and the pictures of dead Presidents on the paper. The biological processes going on inside a tree, complex as they are, cannot duplicate these human processes. So, "money", even if it was nothing more than the paper and ink that went into physically producing the bills, still could not grow on trees.