What was gold used for in medieval times compared to modern times? (explain in a paragraph plz)

Gold was generally used for a couple of thousand years solely to create things such as jewelry and idols for worship. This was until around 1500 BC when the ancient empire of Egypt, which benefited greatly from its gold-bearing region, Nubia, made gold the first official medium of exchange for international trade.

The most common pattern was that the Latin American countries started fighting for independence as they were all colonies and wanted freedom and abolition of slavery. This was the spirit of the 19th century Latin America.