Chapter 7 section 2 fill in the blanks

Question 1

a new focus was begun to find new routes to the east . to do this, Europeans needed ____, _____, and_____

Answer 1

maps
navigation instruments
ships

Question 2

economic changes were so great between the 1400’s and 1700’s, it is referred to as the _________

Answer 2

commercial revolution

Question 3

the _________ allowed owners and merchants to sell shares , or _______ in their company to investors

Answer 3

joint stock company

stock

Question 4

joint-stock companies raised large sums of money from investors to ________

Answer 4

finance explorations

Question 5

with a __________, a country received more _______ from other nations than it paid to them.

Answer 5

favorable balance of trade

gold and silver

Question 6

during the 1500’s and after, European powers aimed to _______ that were rich in ____, _____, and _____

Answer 6

colonize over sea lands
gold
silver
raw materials

Question 7

the ______ and the ______ caused a desire among many Europeans to learn more about the world.

Answer 7

Renaissance

scientific revoltuion