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The effects of silver both socially and economically didn’t change much during the mid sixteenth century or early eighteenth century. The Chinese highly valued the silver, of which Spain had much of, and used the great desire other countries such as Great Britain had for their luxury goods to obtain the silver The given documents are all from male scholars, government officials and priests. All of these sources provide a substantial basis of insight for the educated upper class but nothing for those who worked. Additional documents possibly given for a more rounded view would have been Chinese farmers, their wives, middle class citizens from any of the societies or anyone who actually mined the silver. One of the major exporters of silver was Spain. Documents 2 and 6 give Spanish accounts for the wealth of silver in Spain. Document 2 accounts for the fact that even a Spanish colony had the large sum of money to pave roads with granite for china. A poor colony can never expect to be grand like the mainland but here is a lowly colony made rich like a king's own home due to silver trade. Document 6 gives an actual measure of the vast amounts of labor put in for the hefty amount of silver. The point of views in the document may be biased though. Both are Spanish citizens benefiting from Spain’s wealth and wouldn’t want it to stop. By advertising Spain's wealth in silver they entice other countries and increase their own luxury in doing so. Documents 1, 3, 5, and 7 give the Chinese stand on the value of silver. Document 1 states that one should budget their silver and minimize expense. Document 3 points out that even grain prices drop as silver rises due to supply and demand. Document 7 accounts for the high demand of Chinese goods. Document 5 tells of the change Chinese economy had due to silver. Simple dye shops once generous now demand the valuable silver immediately showing the high value the Chinese placed on silver. The point of view of the author though leaves room for question. His essay was of the change chine experienced and he might have stretched the truth to accommodate his topic. Documents 4 and 8 give the Great Britain view of Chinese goods and the silver used to get it. Document 4 accounts for the measures the Portuguese went to acquire silver then trade it off for the luxury goods from china. Document 8 speaks of British want for luxury goods in china. With their lifestyle the luxury goods became every day necessity rather then extra. The point of view may be questioned though because the author was writing for a debate on the restriction of foreign trade. His support may be falsely created for his side of the debate.