How Long Have People Used Money?

It created agreement over what something's worth and made trade possible, even when you didn't want what someone else had.
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How Long Have People Used Money?
In the beginning, people bartered. Bartering is the exchange of a good for another good or service. For example, a bag of rice for a bag of beans. However, what if you couldn't agree what something was worth or you didn't want what the other person had?
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