🌍ap world history: modern review

Paper money

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Currency issued in paper form rather than precious metals, facilitating commerce and the development of money economies in trade networks.

AP course connection

Topic 2.1: 2.1 The Silk Roads

Unit 2

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