How did Russia tend to fit into the emerging global economy in the period 1450-1750?
a. As a source of serf labor transported to till the soils of Western Europe
b. As a market for grain grown in the New World
c. As the primary Old World destination of the silver being taken out of the New World
d. As a supplier of grain, timber, fur and other raw materials to the West
e. As a center of industrial development based on export of finished goods
Answer: d. As a supplier of grain, timber, fur and other raw materials to the West
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