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What do people need to buy things?
Money
What is one thing that people could always trade in the past?
animals
Why did people gather berries and hunt animals long ago?
It was how they got food. They did not have money to buy things.
How did King Midas get the ability to change anything into gold?
He helped someone/did a good deed for a friend, and they granted him a wish.
Name 3 things that were used as money in the past.
Beads made from shells, Animals, Feathers, Metal, Salt, Fishhooks, Animal skins
Why was metal good to use as money?
Bronze and copper were valuable.
Metal could be cut into small pieces that were easy to carry around.
It was easy to find the value of the metal, just from weighing it.
Why doesn't bartering always work?
Things do not have equal value
What happened at dinner in the story of King Midas?
King Midas turned everything into gold, including his daughter. Then the king begged to undo his wish.
How would people live in a world without money?
They would need to hunt and gather or trade for what they needed.
What did King Midas learn about "worth"?
King Midas learned that people/family are worth more than gold/money.