After 1570, Why Was Japan Supplanted as the Primary Source

question 2

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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Definitions:

Negative Feedback System

A regulatory system in which a change in some steady state triggers a response that counteracts, or reverses, the change, restoring homeostasis (e.g., how mammals maintain body temperature). Compare with positive feedback system.

Integrator

In homeostasis, a control center.

Effector

(1) A muscle or gland that contracts or secretes in direct response to nerve impulses. (2) In homeostasis, an organ or process that helps restore a steady state.

Set Point

A normal condition maintained by homeostatic mechanisms.