The water frame spinning machine was invented by

A) James Hargreaves.
B) James Watts.
C) Benjamin Franklin.
D) Richard Arkwright.
E) Matthew Boulton.


D

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A) Spain. B) France. C) Great Britain. D) England.

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A) was centered in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys B) forged direct contact between south Asia and Africa C) included diverse peoples D) included both Egypt and Mesopotamia

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A. Confucianism. B. Platonism. C. Daoism. D. Mencianism. E. Legalism.

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