Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 "green revolution"

Accepted Answer

The Green Revolution was a period of tec

Question 2

Eighteenth-century technical advances in the textile industry included

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A) John Kay's flying shuttle. 
B) Richard Arkwright's spinning machine. 
C) Samuel Crompton's spinning mule. 
D) Edmund Cartwright's power loom. 
E) all of the above 
A) John Kay's flying shuttle. 
B) Richard Arkwright's spinning machine. 
C) Samuel Crompton's spinning mule. 
D) Edmund Cartwright's power loom. 
E) all of the above

Question 3

According to the text, which of the following contributed to the development of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

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A) the loss of substantial wealth to the Ottomans that drove the search for a means of catching up to the East 
B) a reduction of trade that resulted from the collapse of rural handicrafts 
C) capitalist practices of medieval bankers and merchants 
D) a unified world vision and political unity throughout the continent 
E) a reduction of competition among European states after the wars of Napoleon 
A) the loss of substantial wealth to the Ottomans that drove the search for a means of catching up to the East 
B) a reduction of trade that resulted from the collapse of rural handicrafts 
C) capitalist practices of medieval bankers and merchants 
D) a unified world vision and political unity throughout the continent 
E) a reduction of competition among European states after the wars of Napoleon

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Which elements of society resisted the coming of industry and the new technology on which it relied, and why? How did they respond to the changes they faced?

Accepted Answer

The coming of industry and new technolog

Question 5

To improve working class conditions in the nineteenth century

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A) governments passed legislation that gradually shortened the workday from sixteen to ten hours. 
B) French and German governments established and ran state schools. 
C) legislation limited the employment of children. 
D) poor relief included prison-like workhouses. 
E) all of the above 
A) governments passed legislation that gradually shortened the workday from sixteen to ten hours. 
B) French and German governments established and ran state schools. 
C) legislation limited the employment of children. 
D) poor relief included prison-like workhouses. 
E) all of the above

Question 6

The Industrial Revolution

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A) led to the transformation of human existence in Western Europe. 
B) was complete by the end of the decade after 1800. 
C) happened at the same pace throughout Europe. 
D) resulted from careful planning by its organizers. 
E) all of the above ​ 
A) led to the transformation of human existence in Western Europe. 
B) was complete by the end of the decade after 1800. 
C) happened at the same pace throughout Europe. 
D) resulted from careful planning by its organizers. 
E) all of the above ​

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 limited liability corporation

Accepted Answer

A limited liability corporation (LLC) is

Question 8

British workhouses had all the following features except

Accepted Answer

A) separation of families by age and sex. 
B) a genuine popularity among the poor. 
C) food and shelter for the poor. 
D) assumptions that the conditions were severe enough to guarantee that only the "deserving" poor took advantage of them. 
E) hiring out of the poor to manufacturers and farmers for very low wages. 
A) separation of families by age and sex. 
B) a genuine popularity among the poor. 
C) food and shelter for the poor. 
D) assumptions that the conditions were severe enough to guarantee that only the "deserving" poor took advantage of them. 
E) hiring out of the poor to manufacturers and farmers for very low wages.

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What caused Europe's population explosion, and how did it contribute to the origins of the industrial age?

Accepted Answer

Europe's population explosion in the 18t

Question 10

Improved nutrition in Europe during the nineteenth century

Accepted Answer

A) was based largely on food imports from the Americas. 
B) was associated with a drop in the consumption of meat and dairy products. 
C) benefited only the upper classes. 
D) meant that the majority of the population was taller, stronger, and even smarter. 
E) was tied exclusively to literacy rates. 
A) was based largely on food imports from the Americas. 
B) was associated with a drop in the consumption of meat and dairy products. 
C) benefited only the upper classes. 
D) meant that the majority of the population was taller, stronger, and even smarter. 
E) was tied exclusively to literacy rates.

Question 11

Artisans differed from factory workers in that they

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A) belonged to guilds. 
B) were highly skilled and usually educated. 
C) constituted longstanding community within the town or city. 
D) had stable families and passed on their skills to their children. 
E) all of the above 
A) belonged to guilds. 
B) were highly skilled and usually educated. 
C) constituted longstanding community within the town or city. 
D) had stable families and passed on their skills to their children. 
E) all of the above

Question 12

The English parliamentary reports on the cities

Accepted Answer

A) painted a better picture than that which existed. 
B) only began in the late nineteenth century. 
C) often read like novels describing the grinding poverty, filth, and stench. 
D) were dominated by the leaders of business. 
E) had little impact. 
A) painted a better picture than that which existed. 
B) only began in the late nineteenth century. 
C) often read like novels describing the grinding poverty, filth, and stench. 
D) were dominated by the leaders of business. 
E) had little impact.

Question 13

James Phillips Kay described the working classes of Manchester as all of the following EXCEPT

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A) densely massed in houses. 
B) exhausted from prolonged labor. 
C) faced with routine drudgery. 
D) intellectually active. 
E) absent of religious feeling. 
A) densely massed in houses. 
B) exhausted from prolonged labor. 
C) faced with routine drudgery. 
D) intellectually active. 
E) absent of religious feeling.

Question 14

Results of the population growth of the eighteenth century included

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A) famine, disease, and misery. 
B) a reintroduction of serfdom in Western Europe. 
C) the breakup of traditional farming. 
D) a rejection of market-oriented farming practices. 
E) significant advantages for workers in labor-scarce areas. 
A) famine, disease, and misery. 
B) a reintroduction of serfdom in Western Europe. 
C) the breakup of traditional farming. 
D) a rejection of market-oriented farming practices. 
E) significant advantages for workers in labor-scarce areas.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. While the Industrial Revolution was a product of European civilization, it developed first in Britain. Why?

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution developed firs

Question 16

Factory work became much more oppressive than farm work mainly because

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A) the hours were longer. 
B) the work was much more regulated and depended on the pace of the machine. 
C) the physical environment was less healthy. 
D) it paid less than most farm work. 
E) it prohibited socialization. 
A) the hours were longer. 
B) the work was much more regulated and depended on the pace of the machine. 
C) the physical environment was less healthy. 
D) it paid less than most farm work. 
E) it prohibited socialization.

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 enclosure

Accepted Answer

Enclosure is a term used to describe a p

Question 18

Enclosure

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A) contributed to the wealth of a new breed, commercial farming landowners. 
B) resulted in year-round work for poorer farmers. 
C) was confined to England only. 
D) required the locking of gates once work in the factory had begun. 
E) was abolished with the manorial system. 
A) contributed to the wealth of a new breed, commercial farming landowners. 
B) resulted in year-round work for poorer farmers. 
C) was confined to England only. 
D) required the locking of gates once work in the factory had begun. 
E) was abolished with the manorial system.

Question 19

Why wasn't steam power used extensively in the 1760s?

Accepted Answer

A) Steam-powered machines were dangerous and could explode. 
B) The steam engine still required proximity to running streams. 
C) Not many workmen could be trusted to operate the complicated machinery. 
D) The expense was too great. 
E) Patent laws restricted their use. 
A) Steam-powered machines were dangerous and could explode. 
B) The steam engine still required proximity to running streams. 
C) Not many workmen could be trusted to operate the complicated machinery. 
D) The expense was too great. 
E) Patent laws restricted their use.

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 "relay system"

Accepted Answer

The "relay system" refers to a method of

Exam 20: The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? "green revolution"

Eighteenth-century technical advances in the textile industry included

According to the text, which of the following contributed to the development of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Which elements of society resisted the coming of industry and the new technology on which it relied, and why? How did they respond to the changes they faced?

To improve working class conditions in the nineteenth century

The Industrial Revolution

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? limited liability corporation

British workhouses had all the following features except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What caused Europe's population explosion, and how did it contribute to the origins of the industrial age?

Improved nutrition in Europe during the nineteenth century

Artisans differed from factory workers in that they

The English parliamentary reports on the cities

James Phillips Kay described the working classes of Manchester as all of the following EXCEPT

Results of the population growth of the eighteenth century included

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. While the Industrial Revolution was a product of European civilization, it developed first in Britain. Why?

Factory work became much more oppressive than farm work mainly because

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? enclosure

Enclosure

Why wasn't steam power used extensively in the 1760s?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? "relay system"

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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