"Capitalism" doesn't just mean "any system where trade for profit happens". It encompasses much more and implies the use of (and therefore invention and state s

"Capitalism" doesn't just mean "any system where trade for profit happens". It encompasses much more and implies the use of (and therefore invention and state sanction of) organizations like joint-stock companies and a much larger and more flexible credit system than what came before. Wikipedia is helpful here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_capitalism