35. How to make money

08/03/20 • 19 min

We find out all about the first civilisations in history to invent money. And Ed Washington, from Australia's greatest money-making mint, tells us how to make money!

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Here are some questions to see if you were listening:

What did some ancient places use as money before coins were invented?
Why do civilisations need to have some type of money?
Modern Australia began as several independent colonies, like Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Did they all share one common currency from the start?
When did Australia start using the Aussie dollar as the currency?
How do you turn gold bars into gold coins?
Are coins which are gold coloured made from gold today?

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Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

All music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

We find out all about the first civilisations in history to invent money. And Ed Washington, from Australia's greatest money-making mint, tells us how to make money!

Find out more at https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/

Here are some questions to see if you were listening:

What did some ancient places use as money before coins were invented?
Why do civilisations need to have some type of money?
Modern Australia began as several independent colonies, like Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Did they all share one common currency from the start?
When did Australia start using the Aussie dollar as the currency?
How do you turn gold bars into gold coins?
Are coins which are gold coloured made from gold today?

Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going.

We’ll be back on the first weekend of next month!

Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

All music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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34. The craziest soldier in history?

Alongside special guest presenter Annie Foley, we investigate the amazing life of a soldier who fought in three continents, from his teenage years through to his 60s.

For images of the people and events we talk about, go to https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/

Here are some questions to see if you were listening:

What was the name of the first war that Adrian fought in?
Ypres was on the ‘western front’ in WW1, but which country was Ypres in?
When was the Battle of the Somme?
What was the name of the medal Adrian got for bravery during the Battle of the Somme?
Which country did James’ great-granny escape from in 1939?
Which of Adrian’s injuries do you think would be the hardest to live with?

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We’ll be back on the first Saturday of next month!

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Next Episode

36. Who started World War I?

We look at why each of the major countries joined in the war and why so many people thought going to war was a good idea. And some of those soldiers were kids – listen to see if you’re older than the youngest kids who fought in a world war!

Find out more at https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/

Here are some questions to see if you were listening:

True or false: World War I started because a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry.
Which small country did Austria-Hungary declare war on first?
Why did Russia join the war?
Why did Germany join the war?
How old was the youngest British soldier?
Why did some people actually want to go to fight in the First World War?

Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going.

We’ll be back on the first weekend of next month!

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All music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)