The economic life of the Hellenistic world was characterized by
A) tremendous innovations in labor-saving machinery, as with the "Archimedean screw."
B) a significant shift in industry and manufacturing from Greece to the east.
C) little variety in products used for trading.
D) the virtual disappearance of slavery in manufacturing.
E) the Athenian control of all economic activities.
B
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Examine Table 6-1. In comparing the slave populations for the northern and southern states in 1820 and 1860 respectively, what conclusion surfaces from the data?
A) The Northern states had a larger slave population than the southern states in 1820 but not in 1860. B) The Northern states had a smaller slave population than the southern states in 1860. C) The Southern states never had a larger slave population than the northern states. D) The Southern states had a larger slave population than the northern states in 1820 and in 1860.
What was the significance of a 1901 study of working-class families?
a. It revealed that child labor had virtually ceased. b. It showed that the number of working women decreased. c. It showed that over 50 percent of the principal breadwinners were out of work. d. It revealed that children were attending school in record numbers. e. It showed that fewer immigrants were working-class.
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A. corporate media; commodity corporate finances B. consumers; producers C. technology; economics D. high-profile players; every-day fans
The clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of
a. Cape Breton Island. b. the Ohio River Valley. c. the Mississippi River. d. the Great Lakes. e. the St. Lawrence River.