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It Makes the World Go Round


Long ago people did not need money. They got what they needed from their environment. People needed only food, clothes, tools, and a place to live. But there were times when they wanted something that someone else had. Today, when you see something you want, you can offer to buy it. But before money, the best way to get things was to trade. Trading is a way of exchanging something that you have for something that you want.