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A historical era is a specific time frame historians have classified due to commonalities within that time frame.
The correct answer is - C) Middle Eastern.
The societies in the Middle East region in the western part of Asia, are closely associated with Islam. In fact, all countries in this region, apart from Israel, are countries where the absolute majority of the population is practicing Islam as their religion. It is no wonder that this region is almost totally dominated by the Islamic societies, it is the region where this religion emerged after all, and where it managed to unify the different tribes under its wings.
The Islam emerged in what is now Saudi Arabia, in the seventh century AD, and under the leadership of the prophet Muhammad it spread out extremely quickly, and even after his death, the Caliphs managed to spread out even further and influence even bigger region.
The correct answer is A) from the silver mines at Almadén.
Other than heavy taxation, the Spanish monarchy obtained money from the silver mines at Almadén.
Spanish King Philip II, son of Charles V, inherited a kingdom full of debts and the crown was short of cash to repaid the debt to its debtors. Historians consider that the debt ascended to 36 million "ducats" which was the currency of the time. So the king ordered heavy taxation to its territories and exploited the silver mines in Almaden, modern-day San José, California.
