102.3 Lesson - moneyEvolution

Screen: moneyEvolution

Headline: Money has evolved, since almost the beginning of time.

Reward: 2

Text: Thousands of years ago, a society in Micronesia used very large and scarce stones as a form of agreed currency. Starting in the 1500’s, rare Cowrie shells (found in the ocean) became commonly used in many nations as a form of money. And for millennia, gold has been used as a form of money for countries around the world -- including the United States (until 1971).

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QUIZ

Question: What are some items that have been historically used as a unit of money?

Answer: Stones, seashells and gold

Feedback: Correct. Items that are rare and difficult to copy have often been used as money.

Correct: true

Answer: Tiny plastic Monopoly board game houses

Feedback: Wrong. They may have value when playing a game -- but not in the real world!

Correct: false

Answer: Coins made of chocolate

Feedback: Nope. They may be tasty. But they are not useful as money.

Correct: false