The widespread use of the sewing machine in the 1850s made life easier for seamstresses
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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By the 1850s, amateur baseball clubs were common in cities and towns. In 1869, which one of these became the first professional baseball team?
a. Boston Red Sox b. Brooklyn Atlantics c. Cincinnati Red Stockings d. New York Yankees
Scientific study of the Iceman has shown that
A) human remains can provide information about an era without written records. B) people lived in Mesopotamia much earlier than historians had suspected. C) Bronze Age people lived simple lives with few possessions. D) the Alps formed a barrier that Bronze Age people could not cross. E) the inability to adapt to the environment greatly limited early human culture.
What was one reason that lords were inclined to let serfs sell surplus crops in towns?
A) Serfs could use the profits to buy privileges, and lords needed the money to maintain their standard of living. B) If the lord's household could not consume the surplus food, it would have to be wasted regardless. C) The active economy this trade created made the town a good place for lords to buy goods as well. D) Lords needed to keep their workers on the farm to keep the manor going. E) It was inconvenient and inefficient for the lord to attempt to sell the surplus crops himself.
Which of these is illustrated by the figure "Asian imperial capitals"?
A) commercial development B) Chinese expansion C) assimilation D) sinicization