The Price Revolution of the Sixteenth Century Was Apparently Caused

question 59

Multiple Choice

The price revolution of the sixteenth century was apparently caused by

• A)population growth and the influx of New World silver.
• B)the lingering effects of the Black Death and its periodic return.
• C)the new commercial ethos fostered, in part, by Calvinism.
• D)religious wars.
• E)growth in the size of peasant farms, which were able to produce cash crops.

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