3000 BC – Money!

What exactly is money? According to historian Niall Ferguson, it is “a medium of exchange, which has the advantage of eliminating inefficiencies of barter; a unit of account, which facilitates valuation and calculation; and a store of value, which allows economic transactions to be conducted over long periods as well as geographical distances.” It can take many forms. 

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