In 1 or 2 sentences, mention two disadvantages of early forms of money, such as limestone, cattle, and shells.

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Yoselin Boyd

20 August, 08:59

In 1 or 2 sentences, mention two disadvantages of early forms of money, such as limestone, cattle, and shells.

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Willie Cardenas · Answer 1

The two disadvantages of the early forms of money, such as limestone, cattle, and shells are:

1) It's going to be heavy bringing them from one place to other if you are either the payer or the payee.

2) It requires effort to get them and sometimes these things/animals are not always available to be used.

Roberto Murray · Answer 2

it is not too rare to achieve those items making anybody willing enough to spend time attaining those items rich.

not easily transportable and hard to find/get.

anything was used as money for trading asthe barter system.