What correlation is there between overseas expansion and economic, social, and political development in europe?

Economic:
-women have to take care the business in their husbands' absence and some became rich when their husbands were killed in the new world
-the value of precious metals imported into Europe increased
-Price evolution affected the Economy in Spain

Social
-women found new opportunities for marriage in the new world
-increased nutrition from new foods and drinks plus the increasing amount of them led to population increase
-Chinese ideas made an impact on intellectual attitudes

Political
-Tension and rivalries between Europeans increased
-new pattern of  world warfare created
-Christian beliefs reinforced in European civilization

productive most commonly means: achieving or producing a significant amount or result.

explanation:

productive can also mean:

producing or giving rise torelating to or engaged in the production of goods, crops, or other commodities.

these depend on how the word productive is used. most likely productive will mean   achieving or producing a significant amount or result.