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What was the primary reason for the use of coins made by the Lycan people in 700 BC?
What was the primary reason for the use of coins made by the Lycan people in 700 BC?
- To express prices of goods and services
- To facilitate exchange in a more convenient form (correct)
- To establish a standard of postponed payment
- To make bartering more efficient
What is the purpose of money according to the text?
What is the purpose of money according to the text?
- To make electronic payments
- To create credit cards
- To replace bartering (correct)
- To facilitate traditional societies
Why was bartering not always practical in traditional societies?
Why was bartering not always practical in traditional societies?
- People were not open to exchanging goods
- Wild animals were scarce in those societies
- It was difficult to determine the value of goods (correct)
- Most people preferred hunting over trading
What distinguished hunter-gatherers living in traditional societies according to the text?
What distinguished hunter-gatherers living in traditional societies according to the text?
How did electronic banking impact traditional banking services according to the text?
How did electronic banking impact traditional banking services according to the text?
What was one key function of banks like ABSA, FNB, Standard Bank, and Nedbank according to the text?
What was one key function of banks like ABSA, FNB, Standard Bank, and Nedbank according to the text?
What is the role of money primarily described as in the text?
What is the role of money primarily described as in the text?
What was one key challenge faced in the bartering system according to the text?
What was one key challenge faced in the bartering system according to the text?
In traditional societies, what was the main method of acquiring goods described as?
In traditional societies, what was the main method of acquiring goods described as?
Why were coins preferred over bartering in ancient times according to the text?
Why were coins preferred over bartering in ancient times according to the text?
What technological advancement revolutionized banking services according to the text?
What technological advancement revolutionized banking services according to the text?
What key element did coins introduce that was absent in traditional bartering systems?
What key element did coins introduce that was absent in traditional bartering systems?
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