Chapter 23 Student Quiz

. An early modern increase in 'industriousness' resulted in _____.

Thousands of new inventions.

Longer work hours.

Fewer labor-saving devices.

All of the above.

. Slaves were crucial to worldwide industrial success because _____.

Capital from the slave trade financed new industry.

Slaves produced agricultural products that fed industrial workers.

Slavery drove demand for cheap, factory-produced textiles.

All of the above.

. Craftsman-tinkerers were critical to _____.

All phases of the Industrial Revolution.

The early inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

Later revolutionary technologies.

No part of the Industrial Revolution.

. The samurai class was key to experimenting with new innovations and technology in Japan.

True.

False.

. Europeans finally balanced their trade with China in the 19th century by selling them _____.

Tea.

Manufactured textiles.

Industrial machines.

Opium.

. African elites reacted to the end of the slave trade by _____.

Developing agricultural exports.

Expanding slavery within Africa.

Developing an industrial base.

Returning to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

. The English artisans and laborers who resisted industrialization were called _____.

Luddites.

Tories.

Taylorites.

Bourgeoisie.

. Industrialization improved communication and contributed to the development of local cultures and the breakup of national identity.

True.

False.

. Artists reacted to the industrial revolution by _____.

Celebrating industry.

Focusing on grim working conditions.

Depicting everyday life.

All of the above.

. African farming techniques remained primarily the same for centuries, limiting African productivity.

True.

False.

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