When and Where Did Commodity Trading Begin?
Monday, April 20th, 2009 at
12:00 am
Cooljules26 asked:
just wondering, I looked around on the internet and strangely enough, I didn’t find what I was looking for
ten points–thanks!
just wondering, I looked around on the internet and strangely enough, I didn’t find what I was looking for
ten points–thanks!
Filed under: Commodity Trading
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People traded grains, skins, livestock, and other “commodities” thousands of years ago; long before currency or money existed.
17th century Japan
Commodities and barter were the original currency, before money. Women, food, clothing, and caves were the original assets. Commodities trading as we know it today began in the Middle East with minted coins following soon after. Samarians began keeping records before Christ.
Caveman 1 had chicken. Caveman 2 had spear. Trading began…