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1_______. The major forms of money in those days, gold and silver coins, were inconvenient to carry and liable to be stolen. 2_______. In this way, the goldsmith became a kind of medieval banker. 3_______. In time, the goldsmiths’ receipts became very popular with merchants and travelers who had to move large sums of money. 4_______.
The use of paper money in Western civilization began in the Middle Ages
To make business transactions safer and more convenient, people began depositing their coins with local goldsmiths, who gave them a written receipt in exchange for the coins
Merchants accepted the receipts in payment for goods because they could receive the receipt for gold at the goldsmith’s shop
As their use spread, the earliest form of paper money in Western Europe came into being