What Was The First Money Invented?

Hey History explorers! Get ready for an adventure back in time over 5,000 years ago! Mira and Finn are traveling all the way to ancient Mesopotamia (say that three times fast!) to find out a HUGE secret. How did people buy cool toys and snacks before credit cards and dollar bills existed? Were they using seashells? Giant rocks? Sticky honey? Prepare to be totally amazed by the gross and amazing truth!

We’ll discover the VERY first type of money ever invented—and trust us, it was NOT shiny gold coins! Learn about the surprising things people traded, how early accountants kept track using clay tokens, and how this simple idea in 3000 BCE changed the world forever. This episode is packed with wild facts about bartering and why ancient civilization decided that one specific thing was valuable enough to buy everything else! Tune in to History’s Not Boring and find out how the world started paying for stuff!