According to European explorers and colonists, these shell beads were used to facilitate long-distance trade as well as everyday transactions. These beads had been in use for thousands of years ...

Dr. Fauvelle's Trade Money Theory posits that money emerged as a practical innovation motivated by the necessity to trade with strangers in long-distance exchange networks. Research suggests money ...

Grade Level Therefore, the student is able to 5-12 Assess the relationship between long-distance trade of Indian and Malay peoples and the introduction of Hindu and Buddhist traditions in ...