Which of the following was a feature found in both the putting-out system of manufacturing and the factory production of textiles?
a) the predominance of female workers
b) the predominance of male workers
c) dependence on spinning machinery
d) unprecedented scale of operation
a) the predominance of female workers
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Looking at Map 5.2, "The Greek World," it is clear that ancient Greece was composed of ________
A) many different ethnicities B) an Athenian empire C) many small states D) a few dominant kingdoms
Catherine the Great of Russia
A) followed a successful policy of expansion against the Turks. B) instigated enlightened reforms for the peasantry after the revolt of Emelyn Pugachev. C) weakened the nobility with her extensive enlightened reforms. D) successfully eliminated the power of the Russian representative assembly. E) established a permanent political and military alliance with revolutionary France.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to Weber, Oppression exists when one group has historically gained power and control over valued assets of a society (e.g., wealth, information, and political power) by exploiting the labor and lives of other groups and then by using those assets to secure its position of power into the future. 2. Weber claims that power resides in the hands of the average citizen in society. 3. As stated by Desmond and Emirbayer, you are born with your race the same as you are born with fingers, eyes and hair. 4. A person’s phenotype is her or his physical appearance and constitution, including skeletal structure, height, hair texture, eye color, and skin tone, according to Desmond and Emirbayer. 5. Crawley, Foley, and Shehan argue that our gender roles are mainly determined by our genetic selves as male or female.
By 1920, the European population of the Union of South Africa
A. lived in small townships. B. was nearly 15 percent of the country. C. enjoyed almost universal suffrage. D. worked mostly in the gold and diamond mines.