Image 1 WOOD PRINTING PLATE CONTAINING A PAPER MONEY NOTE WRITTEN IN MONGOL AND CHINESE, PRODUCED IN CHINA, CIRCA 1287 The figure presents two photographs. The first photograph shows the front side of a wood printing plate that contains a paper money note from 13th-century China. The second photograph shows the back side of the same plate. At the top of the plate is an inscription written in Mongol characters. Below that inscription is a large block of text in the middle of the paper note written in both Mongol and Chinese characters. Pictures from History/Bridgeman Images The smaller Chinese characters on the lower half of the note say, “This note can be circulated in various provinces without expiration dates. Counterfeiters will be put to death.” Image 2 “MONEYLENDING AT INTEREST IN A BANKING HOUSE,” THE TREATISE ON THE SEVEN SINS, MANUSCRIPT PRODUCED IN GENOA, NORTHERN ITALY, EARLY FOURTEENTH CENTURY The figure presents a painting of several men inside of a banking house. Some of the men are dressed in elegant clothing. Two men behind a chest of money are shown having a conversation. One man is lifting a bag out of the chest. Three men are sitting at a table and are handling coins. In the upper left-hand corner, Jesus is shown pointing to Latin text that warns about greed. Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo The Latin text in the upper left-hand corner warns against greed. Question Image 1 could best be used as evidence of the ways in which Responses the introduction of new commercial practices fostered urban expansion. the introduction of new commercial practices fostered urban expansion. new commercial technologies helped expand literacy. new commercial technologies helped expand literacy. imperial states attempted to expand commercial activity. imperial states attempted to expand commercial activity. commerce fostered cultural unity in some politically fragmented regions.