Compléter 59-testVersion en ligne 59-test par Farhad Key 1 grain invention deterrent predated built carry would probably metals The first banks were the religious temples of the ancient world , and were probably established sometime during the third millennium B . C . Banks probably the of money . Deposits initially consisted of and later other goods including cattle , agricultural implements , and eventually precious such as gold , in the form of easy - to - compressed plates . Temples and palaces were the safest places to store gold as they were constantly attended and well . As sacred places , temples presented an extra to - be thieves .