Livestock was the first money in Mesopotamia
Around 3000 BCE, ancient Mesopotamians used livestock as their first form of money, revolutionizing trade and laying the foundation for future economic systems.
Imagine paying for goods with animals! Around 3000 BCE, in ancient Mesopotamia, livestock like sheep and cattle served as the earliest form of money. This innovative system emerged as early Sumerian societies produced agricultural surpluses, needing a way to exchange value beyond simple bartering.
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