Which statement is a PRIMARY characteristic of a capitalist system?
A) graduated income tax
B) private ownership of property
C) equal distribution of resources
D) governmental regulation of business

B)private ownership of property

Explanation:

Capitalist economic systems are characterized by competition, private ownership of property, and limited government interference in the marketplace.

B) private ownership of property

Explanation: in establishing and protecting private property, including, most notably, private ownership of the means of production (as opposed to state ownership and communist ownership).

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.