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Question 1
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Before the industrial revolution, about 30% of the world’s population was engaged in farming to keep itself and the other 70% of people from starving.
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- True
- False
Question 2
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The invention of the flying shuttle by John Kay in 1733 dramatically increased the ______, which led to inventions like the Spinning Jenny and the water frame. (one answer)
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speed of weaving
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health of workers
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output of farms
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livelihood of farmers
Question 3
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Check all that apply as Eurocentric theories for the Industrial Revolution to occur.
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Cultural superiority: theory holds that Europeans are just better and smarter than other people.
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Culture of science and invention in Europe makes creation of revolutionary technologies possible.
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Freer political institutions in Europe encouraged innovation and incentives for inventors.
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Europe’s small population required labor-saving inventions.
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Coal deposits in England created demand for energy
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High wages in European countries
Question 4
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Its difficult to make a blanket statement that China was economically inferior to Europe because
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they grew tea
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they supported a large population
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death defying leaps of faith
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they had a culture of invention
Question 5
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To quote the historian Robert Allen: “Wages were ___ and energy was ___. These prices led directly to the industrial revolution by giving firms strong incentives to invent technologies that substituted capital and coal for labor.”
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high, cheap
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low, expensive
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low, cheap
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high, expensive
Question 6
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Indian agriculture had a large population of laborers could be supported at a very low cost, meaning that Indian textile manufacturing could be very productive without using machines.
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- True
- False
Question 7
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Check all that apply for items created during the industrial revolution.
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electricity
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out of season fruit
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life outside of farming
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cars
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compulsory education
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pencils
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tables
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shirts
Question 8
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The Industrial Revolution began in in the mid [blank_start]18th[blank_end] century (1750s)
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18th
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17th
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19th
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16th
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