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Chp 3 Sec 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a vast global exchange of goods, people, plants, and animals that began with Columbus and profoundly affected the world | Columbian Exchange |
| a rise in prices that is linked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available | inflation |
| the period in European history during the 1500s when inflation rose rapidly | price revolution |
| an economic system in which most businesses are owned privately | capitalism |
| a person who takes on financial risks to make profits | entrepreneur |
| an economic policy in which it was believed that a nation must export more goods than it imports to build its supply of gold and silver | mercantilism |
| a tax on an imported good | tariff |
| voyages of exploration in the 1500s and 1600s led to | a period of European domination of the globe |