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You bartered because there wasno such thing as cash. And the reason we've comelooking for...

You bartered because there was
no such thing as cash. And the reason we've come
looking for clues in this particular city
on the Mediterranean has to do with how
cash was invented, and what happened as a result. The way it happened
shows how change comes, as much as anything,
by accident

Full Transcript

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You bartered because there was no such thing as cash.
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And the reason we've come looking for clues
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in this particular city on the Mediterranean
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has to do with how cash was invented,
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and what happened as a result.
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The way it happened shows how change comes,
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as much as anything, by accident.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:52
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Frankfurter Filmwerkstatt

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Movie Summary

Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
S01 • E05 This computer runs a planetarium, - Connections 00:13
This computer runs a planetarium,
S01 • E07 You see, if you're sitting drinking coffee - Connections 00:20
You see, if you're sitting drinking coffee
S01 • E05 Or, here's one full turn of the Earth, tomorrow in 15 seconds. - Connections 00:07
Or, here's one full turn of the Earth, tomorrow in 15 s...
S01 • E10 This bomber stands for the interdependent world - Connections 00:13
This bomber stands for the interdependent world
S01 • E08 The big spenders in question - Connections 00:10
The big spenders in question
S01 • E06 And the incredible thing is, it started here, - Connections 00:08
And the incredible thing is, it started here,
S01 • E07 De Liefde made the dutch rich because it took imports - Connections 00:11
De Liefde made the dutch rich because it took imports
S01 • E08 The third duke kept four mistresses in every castle, - Connections 00:10
The third duke kept four mistresses in every castle,
S01 • E07 This little ship went over very big with everybody, except the english. - Connections 00:17
This little ship went over very big with everybody, except t...
S01 • E07 They found a way to share the cost of sending out ships - Connections 00:25
They found a way to share the cost of sending out ships
S01 • E09 It was an italian idea, - Connections 00:18
It was an italian idea,
S01 • E04 The great thing about these wheels was that they were easy to make, - Connections 00:12
The great thing about these wheels was that they were easy t...
S01 • E08 Now, the swiss economy; timber and a bit of dairy produce, - Connections 00:11
Now, the swiss economy; timber and a bit of dairy produce,
S01 • E08 Waiting for him in the woods, was a swiss secret weapon. - Connections 00:17
Waiting for him in the woods, was a swiss secret weapon.
S01 • E03 The other reason had to do with the prizes you won. - Connections 00:20
The other reason had to do with the prizes you won.
S01 • E02 The newly arrived Arab pirates gave one simple order: - Connections 00:13
The newly arrived Arab pirates gave one simple order:
S01 • E08 And, what could a few swiss pikes do against that? - Connections 00:09
And, what could a few swiss pikes do against that?
S01 • E02 It became clear to even the dumbest merchant - Connections 00:16
It became clear to even the dumbest merchant
S01 • E07 The plan was to offer the american colonists - Connections 00:25
The plan was to offer the american colonists
S01 • E08 Charles' army was routed. - Connections 00:09
Charles' army was routed.