In accounting for why capitalism did not emerge earlier in world ...

[penza]

In accounting for why capitalism did not emerge earlier in world history, Sanderson and Alderson suggest that its emergence was dependent upon the development of
 
  a. highly stratified societies and the intense group competition that stratification produces
  b. religious ideologies, such as Protestantism and Confucianism, that emphasized rational action in the world
  c. technological innovations such as the steam engine
  d. a critical mass of mercantile activity achieved as a result of expandingworld commercialization

Question 2

What feature of the political structure shared by Europe and Japan is argued by Sanderson and Alderson to be most important for the emergence of capitalism?
 
  a. its democratic nature
  b. its imperial nature
  c. its political decentralization
  d. its authoritarian nature

[bimper21]

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c

[penza]

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[covalentbond]

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