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Samuel Morse
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hristians have made remarkable contributions to everyday life. Often their contributions were a direct result of their faith. Some had a transforming effect on finance.
- Which of the following monks wrote the first book on accounting and purportedly invented double-entry bookkeeping?
a. Basil the Great
b. Benedict of Nursia
c. The Venerable Bede
d. Luca Pacioli
- Which of the following Christians businessmen was instrumental in creating the modern credit system for large purchases?
a. Elisha Graves Otis to sell his safety elevators
b. Cyrus McCormick to sell his reapers
c. Thomas Cook to permit poor families to travel to the Holy land
d. Samuel Morse to enable small firms to install his telegraph
(answers below)
1. Luca Pacioli 2. Cyrus McCormick
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