European History Chapter 3, Section 5
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- A global exchange of plants, animals, technology, and ideas that began with Columbus
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Columbian Exchange
Here's the coffee--I swear it's Columbian! - A change in the European economy that included the rise of capitalism
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Commercial Revolution
TV Ad Hosts of the World, Unite! - A system in which peasants received the raw product from merchants, and later sold back the finished product
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"Putting-out" system
Aww, we know who's really putting out! - A rise in prices linked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available
- Inflation
- The investment of money to make a profit
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Capitalism
Buying stock in building blocks is investing "capitals"! - Enterprising merchant
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Entrepeneur
These "Enterprise"-ing merchants are going where no man has gone before. - An organization that allows people to pool large amounts of capital needed for overseas ventures
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Joint Stock Company
Nothing brings people together like "joint" stock! - An economic policy based on the belief that a nation's real wealth is measured in its gold and silver treasure
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Mercantilism - Tax on imported goods
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Tariff
After hearing his goods were being taxed, this dude was "tariff"-ied! - How did the voyages of Columbus lead to global exchanges of goods and ideas?
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Columbus transported European settlers, plants, and animals to America, and the cultural exchange that followed from this spread worldwide - Explain how each of the following contribued to economic changes in Europe: the price revolution, capitalism, and mercantilism.
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The price revolution caused a permanent upsurge in prices, giving capitalism a boost. Capitalism brought an increase in overseas ventures and thus an international trading system. Mercantilism increased the power of overseas empires and the amount of government revenues. - How did the economic changes of the 1500s and 1600s affect the lives of ordinary people?
- Merchants acquired wealth, but nobles and workers were hurt by the changes. Workers' wages did not keep up with inflation, causing widespread poverty.
- How has modern technology quickened the speed with which global exchanges occur?
- Television and films are able to introduce other cultures to us instantly through images. We can chat or e-mail to exchange all kinds of ideas over the Internet. Others...
- Do you think the European policy of mercantilism was beneficial or harmful for the people of Africa and the Americas? Explain.
- Generally, it was a bad policy, because it relied on stockpiling the wealth of a colonizing nation. This necessitated exploitation of the natural resources of the colonies, a process that forced more and more into slavery and left native peoples with few or no natural resources of their own.