The Europeans Who Reaped the Greatest Benefit from the Gold/silver-Induced

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Europeans who reaped the greatest benefit from the gold/silver-induced inflation were

• A) landlords.
• B) merchants.
• C) artisans.
• D) peasants.
• E) clergy.

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