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SB4U4 Everyday economics
Business Blossoms
(Understanding ideas)
How did people make payments in ancient times?
Starting out
Activity 1
Watch the video and answer the questions.
What is the video about?
What stages are mentioned in the video? What are they like?
Starting out
What is the video about?
What stages are mentioned in the video? What are they like?
The video is about the development of money.
stages currency
1 _________ A ______________ is a way to exchange goods and service for other goods and services
2 Around _______________ Chinese people started to use _____________________ to trade things. ________ of different shapes were used.
3 The coins were standardized and started to take a circular shape with a __________________ through the middle
4 Around _______________ The Chinese began to use ___________________.
5 __________, which is said to be not only the first example of paper currency used in China, but also in the world.
6 We have a modern system of coins and _______________, but this is continuing to change and develop to other forms.
Long before
the 11th century BC
the Qin Dynasty
the year 1000
The Song Dynasty
Today
barter system
small pieces of bronze
Coins
square hole
paper money
Jiaozi
paper notes
The Development of Currency
1. A barter system
2. small pieces of bronze
3. paper money
4. coin&paper currency
5. mobile payment
Starting out
Activity 2
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
What activities are shown in the pictures?
What do they have in common?
What other economic activities are part of your daily life?
Picture 1 _________________________________
Picture 2 _________________________________
Picture 3 _________________________________
Picture 4 _________________________________
Paying coins for some vegetables
Using an ATM card to withdraw money
Donating money to people in need
Paying through an app on a smart phone
These pictures all show types of economic behaviours, and they are all related to currency of