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How did the economics of the Commercial Revolution affect European Society?
Investment in the Americas reduced disparities in Europe,
Governments began to take control of private businesses to take advantage of the profits.
Gold and silver from the Americas gave rise to a new business class.
* Most hired laborers became part of the middle class as their income increased.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey. 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny, am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, a. odysseus is fearful of the cyclops. b. is prideful and overly confident. c. has been weakened by the cyclops. d. has regrets about staying on the island.

The telegraph, the transatlantic telegraph cable, and the telephone were important to businesses after 1850 because of a. they created a system for developing new inventions. b. they filled a need that other inventions of the day could not. c. they attracted investors and created the stock market. d. they made picture-taking a popular american pastime.

1. the superpowers planned to launch attacks over the 2. the iron curtain divided germany and germany. 3. was a city that was divided by the cold war. 4. the alliance between the soviet union and europe was called the