Jewelry and its important role in the world is what makes it so meaningful. Jewelry has existed for thousands of years and it has so many meanings to so many cultures around the world but this essay is only going to focus on a couple. Jewelry has big economic effects on some countries that is big, it can rise countries to the top; however the economy also affects jewelry making. Jewelry has changed so many times, not just in looks but in uses, purposes, and meanings. Jewelry has greatly decreased in modern society where it is mostly worn for decoration, but once it was made of and meant for many things.
The history of jewelry is very interesting. The first known country to not only wear jewelry but also make it is Africa. Africa’s first known instance of jewelry making was in Kenya over 40,000 years ago. The jewelry was most likely made from natural elements found from their surroundings, which was then made into beads all meaning something. It is amazing that these people began telling stories with something as simple as …show more content…
according to Tao Hsu in the article Exploring the chinese gem and jewelry industry, This requires china to address new challenges such as sourcing gemstones to satisfy import and export demand
The importance of jewelry has changed a lot through time and the world. It has gone from something that meant so many things to so many different people to just simple decoration. It caused countries to rises but with that came hard decisions. Many though still make jewelry themselves people in suffering countries to sell or trade but also those who are diys (do it yourselfers) find it better to learn how to do something rather than rely on stores. Jewelry means and affects many things and many