WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -World’s Earliest Coins True coins, made of electrum–a mineral combining gold and at least 20 percent silver–were first minted in the ancient kingdoms of Lydia and Ionia. Around 560-546 BC, the Lydians learned to separate the gold from the silver in electrum and began to mint gold coins.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Persians were the first people to establish regular routes of communication between three continents-Africa, Asia and Europe. They built many new roads and developed the world’s first postal service.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coinage was invented by the Lydians in the late seventh century BC and was soon adopted by the Greeks in the region. Although coins did not circulate widely in Achaemenid Iran, they continued to be minted in Asia Minor under the Persian authorities, alongside issues by Carian, Lycian, and Greek cities there.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ancient Chinese Coins Around the same time as the Lydians, Ancient China was also creating the first known coins. However, before these coins, sea snail shells known as cowries were being used during the Shang Dynasty.