During the first half of the 1600s, which of the following negatively affected the economics of the Ming Dynasty?

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During the first half of the 1600s, declining agricultural yields, the need to defend China's frontiers, and the inflation caused by silver coming from the New Word, negatively affected the economics of the Ming Dynasty.
Key Takeaway: During the last decades of the Ming Dynasty, the flow of silver into China from the New World was greatly reduced, greatly undermining the revenues of the state and the entire economy. The damage to the economy was compounded by the effects on agriculture of the Little Ice Age, natural disaster, crop failure, and epidemics. The breakdown of authority and livelihood of the Chinese public allowed for rebel leaders to challenge Ming authority.

During the First Half of the 1600s, Which of the Following