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Which of the following best describes mercantilism?(1 point)
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a system that made it easier for traders to make money in any country because they understood what people wanted to buy and sell and could make the country rich
a system that made it easier for traders to make money in any country because they understood what people wanted to buy and sell and could make the country rich

a system that eliminated all competition between countries and instead caused them to make peaceful agreements so that everyone could make money
a system that eliminated all competition between countries and instead caused them to make peaceful agreements so that everyone could make money

an economic system based on the idea that the world only has so much wealth available, and countries must take as much as they can so that other countries do not get it
an economic system based on the idea that the world only has so much wealth available, and countries must take as much as they can so they can so that other countries do not get it
an economic system based on the idea that the world only has so much wealth available, and countries must take as much as they can so that other countries do not get it

an idea that everyone can have as much wealth as they want in the world as long as they create colonies and control them, so that they have all the resources

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The third option: "an economic system based on the idea that the world only has so much wealth available, and countries must take as much as they can so that other countries do not get it."

Reason: Mercantilism viewed global wealth as finite and promoted state control, exports, accumulation of bullion, and colonial exploitation to increase national power at others' expense.