Question: Given the following passage  "The various Germanic states in the west all had coinages that imitated existing Roman and Byzantine forms. Gold continued to be minted until the end of the 7th century, when it was replaced by silver coins. The basic Frankish silver coin was the denarius or denier, while the Anglo-Saxon version was called a penny. From these areas, the denier or penny spread throughout Europe during the centuries from 700 to 1000. Copper or bronze coins were not struck, nor were gold except in Southern Europe. No silver coins denominated in multiple units were minted.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: If I lived in the 8th century, what change would I have seen?
Answer: Gold continued to be minted until the end of the 7th century, when it was replaced by silver coins

Question: Given the following passage  "Beginning several centuries ago, during the period of the Ottoman Empire, tens of thousands of Black Africans were brought by slave traders to plantations and agricultural areas situated between Antalya and Istanbul in present-day Turkey. Some of their descendants remained in situ, and many migrated to larger cities and towns. Other blacks slaves were transported to Crete, from where they or their descendants later reached the İzmir area through the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923, or indirectly from Ayvalık in pursuit of work.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: What did Africans get forced into slavery when brought into turkey?
Answer: areas situated between Antalya and Istanbul

Question: Given the following passage  "The son of Murad II, Mehmed the Conqueror, reorganized the state and the military, and conquered Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Mehmed allowed the Orthodox Church to maintain its autonomy and land in exchange for accepting Ottoman authority. Because of bad relations between the states of western Europe and the later Byzantine Empire, the majority of the Orthodox population accepted Ottoman rule as preferable to Venetian rule. Albanian resistance was a major obstacle to Ottoman expansion on the Italian peninsula.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: Who argued and prompted the Orthodox people make a decision?
Answer:
the states of western Europe and the later Byzantine Empire