The Most Important Social Consequence of Long-Distance Trade in the Old

question 38

Multiple Choice

The most important social consequence of long-distance trade in the Old Babylonian period was

• A) a decrease in the amount of land in private hands.
• B) a tendency for the rich to covet exotic goods.
• C) a love of foods from distant lands.
• D) the emergence of an independent merchant class.
• E) an increase in the number of enslaved people.

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