What Economic Factors Enabled Europeans to Catch Up with China

question 7

Essay

What economic factors enabled Europeans to catch up with China and the Ottoman Empire in world trade?

Understand the concept of trade surplus and trade deficit.

Describe the factors that cause a country to have a trade surplus or deficit.

Learn the implications of having a trade surplus or deficit on a country's economy.

Understand the concept of balanced trade.

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