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Industrial Revolution Crash Course

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is John Kay. What did he invent in 1733 that increased the speed of weaving?

a)

Flying Shuttle

b)

Spinning Mule

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Electricity

2.

Thomas Newcomen created this invention which helped to clear water out of mines. What is it?

a)

Flying Shuttle

b)

The Macerena

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Spinning Jenny

3.

Who improved upon the invention of Thomas Newcomen (and also become much more famous than him)?

a)

John Kay

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

James Watt

d)

Jim Freund

4.

At what point in time does John Green claim that China, India, and Europe at roughly the same place in terms of industrial production?

a)

1900 CE

b)

1800 BCE

c)

1500 CE

d)

1800 CE

5.

__________ was an increase in production brought about by the use of machines and characterized by the use of new energy sources.

a)

Capitalism

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The Hokey Pokey

d)

Water Power

6.

Which of the following were huge advantages the British had over other countries in the world at the time the Industrial Revolution began? (Select all that apply)

a)

There were smarter.

b)

They had access to coal.

c)

British workers had the highest wages in the world at the time.

d)

They were more attractive.

e)

They had all the tea!

7.

A ______ is a type of woven cloth or fabric.

a)

spinning jenny

b)

wage

c)

textile

d)

steam engine

8.

Before the Industrial Revolution, about 80% of people were farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Europeans invented paper money, gunpowder, printing, paper, and compasses.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What you get paid for the work you do is known as a

a)

bonus

b)

capitalist

c)

textile

d)

wage

11.

Which of the following can be attributed to the Industrial Revolution? (select all that apply)

a)

Free public education

b)

Electricity

c)

Higher life expectancy

d)

Urbanization (moving away from farms and into cities)

12.

________ is an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

a)

Communism

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

Capitalism

d)

Steam Punk

13.

_________ means focusing on European culture or history to the exclusion of a wider view of the world; reflecting a tendency to interpret the world in terms of European or Anglo-American values and experiences.

a)

Equality

b)

Eurocentric

c)

Industrialism