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World History Chapter 13 section 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Industrial Revolution began in ...

a)

U.S.A.

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

Italy

2.

The Industrial Revolution was an outgrowth of the...

a)

Renaissance

b)

Middle Ages

c)

French Revolution

d)

Scientific Revolution

3.

In 1750 most people lived in...

a)

rural areas

b)

the cities

c)

large towns

d)

grass huts

4.

Who was the first to use ether as an anesthetic in dentistry?

a)

a German veterinarian

b)

a British dentist

c)

an American dentist

d)

a German dentist

5.

When were skyscrapers seen in cities?

a)

1700s

b)

1800s

c)

1900s

d)

1600s

6.

Who led he way into a new agricultural revolution?

a)

English

b)

Dutch

c)

German

d)

Americans

7.

Which of the following restored nurtients to exhausted soil?

a)

potatoes

b)

soy

c)

corn

d)

turnips

8.

Who invented the mechanical device known as the seed drill?

a)

Jethro Tull

b)

Armand Hamer

c)

Susan Bean

d)

Polly Anna

9.

This practice by wealthy landowners in Britain hurt peasant farmers.

a)

3 field system

b)

enclosure

c)

horse drawn plow

d)

fallow fields

10.

One key factor in industrialization was...

a)

jobless farmers move to rural areas.

b)

jobless farmers move to the cities.

c)

farmers embrace the cottage industry

d)

farmers lessen crop outut

11.

The MAIN reason for the population boom in Europe from 1700-1800 was...

a)

more biscuits

b)

declining death rates

c)

better hygiene and sanitation

d)

lower costs of living