According to the passage, all of the following are true of the Lydians EXCEPT that_________

* Hướng dẫn giải

Chọn D

Thông tin:

- The scheme was refined by King Croesus, ruler of Lydia from 560 to 546 BCE (A. They were ruled by King Croesus in the sixth century B.C)

- Coins are said to have been invented by the Lydians, a people of Asia Minor (B. they are considered the inventors of coins)

- They used stamped ingots of "electrum", a naturally occurring amalgam of silver and gold.( C. they made coins made of electrum)

Chỉ có D. they were the first to use precious metals as money là không được nhắc đến