Question

Your classmate Adrian, claims that no ancient civilizations used any types of currency. You disagree with her claim. What is the BEST example you can use to support your claim?


The Babylonians used actual money in the form of grain called a Shekel.


Americans have been using the dollar for thousands of years.


Cavepeople had a type of currency called the Keno that was made from gold and silver.


Ancient societies all shared the same currency known as the Rubin, a little yellow bean that grew in Mesopotamia.

Answer 1

The Babylonians used actual money in the form of grain called a Shekel.

This is the best choice — the shekel was an ancient Mesopotamian unit of weight used to measure grain and silver and functioned as a form of currency in Babylonian trade and payments.