PTE Core Reading Multiple Choice Single Answer Practice

In the earliest stages of man's development, he had no need of money. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, making his own rough tools and weapons and he could provide food and clothing for himself and his family from natural materials around him. As he became more civilized, however, he began to want better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more comfortable and more lasting clothing than those that could be provided by the work of his own unskilled hands. For these things, he had to turn to the skilled people such as smiths, leather workers or carpenters. It was then that the question of payment arose.