After 1570, Why Was Japan Supplanted as the Primary Source

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Multiple Choice

After 1570, why was Japan supplanted as the primary source of silver for China?

• A) The Spanish discovered new sources of silver in the Philippines, which was closer to China than Japan was.
• B) The Japanese closed their doors to all external trade, in order to avoid European domination.
• C) The Spanish took control of the Philippines and used it as a conduit for silver from their colonies in the Americas.
• D) Japanese silver was mined out, leaving them with little to trade internationally.

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