A: Folklore is, according to Alan Dundes, all of these things and more, besides: Myths, legends, folktales, jokes, proverbs, riddles, chants, charms, blessings, curses, oaths, insults, retorts, taunts, teases, toasts, tongue-twisters, and greeting and leave-taking formulas (e.g., See you later, alligator).
by Colleen Dumas. Paper money was made by the Tang Dynasty in China in 740 B.C. They made the paper money as an offshoot of the invention of block printing. Block printing is like stamping. Some people used the process for quilts, but the government made ready use of it in printing money. They made paper money because their devalued coins were becoming too heavy to carry. Before the Tang invention there were many other ways to buy things.
Report Abuse. Money was invented as a way to show wealth. Without wealth one can't bargain for anything, i.e. it started out as food being the main bargaining tool, then it went to land, the current system is currency based upon gold and silver and other precious metals in government treasuries.