Please answer this: 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: What product had a massive effect for a long period?
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Answer: the denier or penny spread throughout Europe during the centuries from 700 to 1000


Please answer this: Given the following passage  "Artists contributing to this format include mainly soft rock/pop singers such as, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, Nana Mouskouri, Celine Dion, Julio Iglesias, Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Marc Anthony.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: Nana Mouskouri is an international exponent of what type of music?
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Answer: pop


Please answer this: Given the following passage  "With the extension of Turkish dominion into the Balkans, the strategic conquest of Constantinople became a crucial objective. The empire had managed to control nearly all former Byzantine lands surrounding the city, but in 1402 the Byzantines were temporarily relieved when the Turco-Mongol leader Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire, invaded Anatolia from the east. In the Battle of Ankara in 1402, Timur defeated the Ottoman forces and took Sultan Bayezid I as a prisoner, throwing the empire into disorder. The ensuing civil war lasted from 1402 to 1413 as Bayezid's sons fought over succession. It ended when Mehmed I emerged as the sultan and restored Ottoman power, bringing an end to the Interregnum, also known as the Fetret Devri.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: Which happened first, Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire, invaded Anatolia from the east or Mehmed I emerged as the sultan?
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Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire, invaded Anatolia from the east