Remember: A coin is a piece of metal with a mark everyone trusts. The mark says the weight is right, so nobody has to weigh it.
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Kito and the lion coinLong ago, in a land called Lydia, a trader named Kito took payment in lumps of metal, and every lump was a different size. Kito had to weigh each lump on his scales, with little stones on the other side, which took a long time. He could not tell how pure the metal was, either. The line of customers grew longer. Then the king had a clever idea: make every piece the same. A smith made round discs of metal that all weighed the same, and he stamped a lion on each one. The lion meant the weight was right. Now Kito could trust a coin without weighing it. The baker passed the coin to a farmer, who passed it to a potter, and every hand trusted the lion.
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Why was paying with lumps of metal slow for Kito?
⚖️He had to weigh every lump✨Lumps were too shiny🚫Nobody wanted metal
2
Kito puts little stones on his scales until they .
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3
A lump of metal with no mark has to be weighed every time.
TrueFalse
4
What did the smith press into each disc?
👑A crown🦁A lion🔢A number
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Why could Kito take a new coin without weighing it?
🪶The coin was lighter👀Kito could not see well🦁He trusted the lion mark
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Join each to what it was like.
1A lump of metal
2Weighing
3The lion stamp
Ait took a long time
Bevery one a different size
Cit meant the weight was right
Order, fix and think
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Number what happened.
The smith stamps a lion on round discs
The king says every piece should be the same
Coins pass from hand to hand
Kito weighs lumps on his scales
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Circle every disc people would trust at once.
🦁A metal disc stamped with a lion🪨A lump with no mark🏺A clay disc🥈A marked silver coin
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Kito says: a stamped coin must still be weighed every single time. Is he right?
YesNo
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The first coins were made about years ago.
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The first coins were made from a pale mix of gold and silver.
TrueFalse
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Why do you think a mark on a coin helps people trust it?
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Draw a round coin with a lion stamped on it.
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