Hoards of dirhams — Middle Eastern coins — that were accumulated in the fur trade between Scandinavia and the Middle East have been found at Swedish sites dating to A.D. 800. Few dirhams have been found at contemporary sites in western Europe, ruled in A.D. 800 by the Emperor Charlemagne. However, this comparative scarcity of dirhams does not necessarily indicate that there was substantially less trade between the Middle East and Charlemagne’s territory, since __________.
A. Charlemagne had his own silver coins minted in large numbers, and in all likelihood foreign coins were melted down to provide the metal for these coins
B. very few other products from the Middle East have been found at archaeological sites in Charlemagne’s time and territory
C. in addition to the dirhams, coins from regions other than the Middle East have been found in the Swedish hoards
D. a few artifacts that originated in Charlemagne’s territory have also been found at Swedish sites dating
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A. Charlemagne had his own silver coins minted in large numbers, and in all likelihood foreign coins were melted down to provide the metal for these coins
B. very few other products from the Middle East have been found at archaeological sites in Charlemagne’s time and territory
C. in addition to the dirhams, coins from regions other than the Middle East have been found in the Swedish hoards
D. a few artifacts that originated in Charlemagne’s territory have also been found at Swedish sites dating
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