After listening to and reading the sources about the invention of money, I realized that not everyone views money the same way we do. t I didn’t think that it was as extreme citizens of Yap who use giant disks that can weigh hundreds of pounds as currency. Everyone would know how much you have which would make it easy for someone to steal

What is the true definition of money? Money come in various forms and takes on different meanings. The amount of money we have regulates important aspects in our lives such as where we live, what clothes we wear and what type of education we will receive.

Reading about the people of Yap reminded me of some of the things I learned in my Anthropology class earlier that day. my professor was discussing how people from other societies, more specifically in the West, viewed each other. It is evident that the way people in the West live is different than those in the East or South. Individuals notably from the West would probably view the people of Yap as being uncivilized just for something as little as their currency. Explorers and missionaries would have probably tried to make them into what they view as being”civilized” which is such baloney because just because the people of Yap had a different way of living does not make them any less civilized than how we live.