Mercantilism means
a. private enterprise.
b. free trade.
c. systematic pursuit of a favorable balance of trade by governments.
d. a government policy of granting monopolies in particular trades to private merchants.
e. a state policy of importing more from abroad than it exported overseas.
c
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Bede was famous for writing a history of
a. the Anglo-Saxons. b. Charlemagne. c. the Vikings. d. the decline of the Carolingians. e. slavery in the Germanic era.
Cost factors involved with the use of movable type included which of the following?
a. that a piece of type had to be made for each of the thousands of Chinese characters. b. that because of resetting each frame, it was suitable to printing large volumes. c. that books that could be printed by the thousands became cheaper to buy. d. that it was more expensive than woodblock printing. e. all of these choices.
"Temperance" crusaders were concerned about the problems related to __________.
A. prostitution B. excessive drinking C. immigration D. gambling
Egyptian modernization was paid for by
a. expanding into weaker neighboring states. b. fighting for the British in return for money. c. developing a cotton industry that rivaled the United States'. d. mining, primarily of silver. e. borrowing money from the Netherlands.