Economics timeline project

By Matt Jines
  • 1800 BCE

    First sign of money in Eourope

    Around 1800 B.C. gold was used as there source of money but quickly was stopped because it was to easy to steal and to hard to protect
  • 701 BCE

    First ever recorded mint came around the 700 B.C.

    the frist mint ever recorded was only making coins not paper money
  • 700 BCE

    Also in the 700's silver coins were being made in China

    this is the first money we see in China but its also one of the only coins not to be made out of gold
  • 400 BCE

    First bank ever is found in Greece

    The first bank was modern in its duty's it gave loans, held money, and traded books and other goods.
  • 100 BCE

    First money in Asia

    Bronze coins were used to buy goods instead of trading
  • Jan 6, 690

    Romans star mass producing coins that are new and more valuable than Greece former coins

    As Greece coins become out dated the Romans are forced to make a all new coin that paved the way for our money today
  • Romans made the a wide spread coin called denarius, or penny, which becomes the standard medieval coin in western Europe.
    Oct 19, 800

    Romans made the a wide spread coin called denarius, or penny, which becomes the standard medieval coin in western Europe.

    one of the first coins to have only a small value and to spread across Europe
  • Paper money first appears in China around the 10th century
    May 14, 900

    Paper money first appears in China around the 10th century

    odd that paper money became so popular in China or any ware at that time because they were very fraggel

  • The Euro in Europe

    The Euro was first introduced and produced
  • Paper money finally come to Europe in the early 17th century

    Paper money finally come to Europe in the early 17th century

    Sweden is the first country to have a bonk run paper money