Which of the Following Accurately Describes the Role of Silver

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes the role of silver in early seventeenth-century China?

• A) The primacy of silver made peasants' lives easier.
• B) China increasingly relied on the global trading system for silver, making the Chinese economy vulnerable to dislocation.
• C) The quantity of Japanese silver specie shipped to China rose steadily throughout the period.
• D) The Dutch, English, and Spanish cooperated with one another to ensure China received a steady supply of New World silver.

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