How Money Changed

Read the questions, then listen twice.

Choose one answer for each question. For statements, choose True or False.

1 People used only metal when they first traded.

• False
• True

2 When was trading basic goods especially difficult?

• During long journeys
• At small markets
• During the summer

3 What were early Mesopotamian tokens made from?

• Wood
• Glass
• Clay

4 Whose faces appeared on Greek and Roman coins?

• Farmers and traders
• Writers and teachers
• Gods and rulers

5 Paper money made large payments easier.

• True
• False

6 Paper money ended the problem of fake money.

• False
• True