Ap Euro 1.10 (The Commercial Revolution)

Question 1

Joint-Stock Company:

Answer 1

A private company instead of a state company, where investors buy shares in the company, therefore sharing the risks and rewards.

Question 2

True or false: The Commercial Revolution led to the increasing freedom of serfs

Answer 2

True. With the movement towards the commercialization of agriculture, many serfs were cut free from feudalism.