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6th Grade Economy

  •  English    40     Public
    All about economy
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  • What was one issue with exchanging goods?
    goods could lose value/ animals could get old or die/cereals could spoil
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  • What was the first form of money?
    animals skins/salt/shells
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  • What place/modern day counry did the first coins appear in?
    The Kingdom of Lydia (modern day Turkey)
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  • What were the first coins made of?
    Gold and silver
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  • What does the word "flourish" mean?
    develop quickly
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  • Why was the systems of coins not perfect?
    They were very heavy to carry and people often stole them
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  • Where did people put their coins?
    Into a bank
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  • What does "deposit" mean?
    put something somewhere for safe keeping, (deposit money into a bank)
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  • In exchange for coins, what did banks give people?
    receipts in the form of a piece of paper
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  • In what age did the bank notes first appear?
    Modern Age
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  • What money do we use in present day?
    Flat money
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  • Who determines how much coins and banknotes are worth?
    Governments
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  • What is an example of money in the future?
    plastic money(credit cards)/online shopping
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  • What is it called when you deposit money and use it later?
    saving
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  • What are the three types of consumer expenses?
    fixed, variable and unexpected
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  • True/False: Fixed expenses are different every month.
    False/ They are the SAME every month
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