Silver Coins In China

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Silver coins were used as a type of currency that had began ever since 700 BC, but the process of how it was manufactured along with the effects globally are the main questions. China was dramatically affected by the amount of silver coins that were being produced and distributed among the different societies since they rarely had any to begin with. Many Mesoamerican slaves were forced to work in mines in order to obtain silver, but weren’t able to keep it for themselves. Financial issues and hierarchies began to advance within Japan, China, and a few other countries since the flow of silver wasn’t equally dispersed among them. The effects between societies and silver were negative since many peasant revolts had taken place. The economic

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