Question

Please help me with these questions in a paragraph form.

*In what way was the period 500-1500 C.E. capitalist?

*In what way was it not capitalist?

*To what extent can we still see the legacy of merchant capitalism today?

*How and why did Europe "lag behind" the Muslim world, India, and China?

Answer 1

. The period was marked by economic and territorial expansion, demographic and urban growth, the emergence of national identity, and the restructuring of secular and ecclesiastical institutions.

. Significance of Mercantilism Today Mercantilism laid the foundation for today's nationalist and protectionist economic policies.

. Economic reasons were behind the crusades for which religion was used as a psychological catalyzer. The population of Europe increased. While Europe's population was 38.5 million, the population of Islamic regions was no more than 12.5 million.

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