How Money Was Invented: The Chinese Way 🪙 [Ancient History Documentary]

How did ancient China revolutionize currency 600 years before the rest of the world? 🪙

Discover the extraordinary evolution of Asian money, from sacred cowrie shells buried in ancient tombs to bronze spade coins and the world's very first banknotes. Explore how massive trade, industrial pottery production, and Spanish silver from the mines of Bolivia reshaped the Chinese Empire and paved the way for globalized trade.