课程名称︰经济史一 课程性质︰选修 课程教师︰魏凯立 开课学院：社会科学院 开课系所︰经济系 考试日期（年月日）︰2013/1/7 考试时限（分钟）：170 是否需发放奖励金：是 （如未明确表示，则不予发放） 试题 : (Answer 3 of 5 Questions) 1. How were buddhist merchants who travelled the Silk Road similar to later Islamic merchants? How did ther differ? What role did the religions serve in the trading networks? 2. In the 1500s and 1600s were interest rate higher in Europe or in Asia? Describe one possible reason for difference interest rates. How did the difference in interest rates affect the type of technology developed in Europe? How and why did the relative weakness of the European family affect credit markets? 3. How were slaves, serfs and indentured laborers similar? How were they differrent? Give two examples of how and where Asian indentured laborers were used. Why did the demand for slaves and indentured laborers grow so large after 1500? 4. During the period 1400-1800 (roughly the Mind to mid-Qing period), both the European and Chinese economies grew. Described two ways in which economic growth in China was similar to economic growth in Europe and two ways in which it differed. How did Chinese trade with Southeast Asia differ from European trade with Southeast Asia? 5. State four reasons historians have suggested to explain how the West took off and grew to be the world's richest set of economies. Which of these four reasons do you find most convincing? Why? --

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