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Industrialization

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.      The passage mentions “nasty, brutish, short lives”, which Philosophe described men this way?

a)

John Locke

b)

Charles De Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

2.

Describe the reason why the Industrial Revolution began in Europe and not China?

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3.

What is the competitive model? Explain.

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4.

Which statement represents the explanation of Malthus Theory?

a)

As food rises, the population will fall

b)

The amount of food and resources cannot match the population growth over time

c)

The population is overgrown and needs a new Plague

d)

The amount of food and resources over time will meet the population growth

5.

Instead of progress, what attributes did China strive for?

a)

Stability and Security

b)

Stability and Socialism

c)

Stability and Seclusion

d)

Stability and Social classes

6.

Why is Water important for Industrialization? choose all that apply

a)

proximity to water means drinking water

b)

water for crops

c)

water as a power source(i.e. water wheel, steam)

d)

to provide swimming pools for the homes of factory workers

7.

Two major resources at the time were...

a)

salt and pepper

b)

coal and salt

c)

coal and iron

d)

coal and tea

8.

The Cottage Industry refers to...

a)

Realtors selling cottages to factory workers

b)

Handmade goods mass produced in factories

c)

Mass producing cottage cheese

d)

Handmade goods produced in homes

9.

No government interference refers to the term...

a)

Laissez-Form

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Lazy-Fair

d)

Laissez-Forte

10.

What is Urbanization? Why is it important?

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11.

Inventions at this time include... choose all that apply

a)

steam engine

b)

spinning jenny

c)

computers

d)

power loom

12.

Describe how Slavery contributed to the growth of the economy and the Industrial Revolution.

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