What was true of Britain's cotton industry in the late eighteenth century?
a. It could not keep up with French textile production.
b. It was inspired by the textile industry found in the United States.
c. It declined due to the lack of technical innovation.
d. It immediately declined with the success of the Industrial Revolution.
e. It was responsible for the creation of the first modern factories.
e
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Iron production was transformed by Abraham Darby's discovery that it was much cheaper if
a. machines could do the work of hammering iron better than humans. b. mills operated with hydroelectric power produced stronger iron. c. coke was used in the place of charcoal in the smelting process. d. taconite was a more valuable byproduct than the iron itself. e. people worked better for higher wages.
Columbus called the native peoples he encountered "Indians" because
a. that was what they called themselves. b. he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies." c. it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen. d. the Vikings had first called them by that name. e. this is what they asked him to call them.
What is linear perspective?
A) The use of lines faded into the background of a painting that creates an image of depth B) Adherence to exact mathematical equations that recreate Roman architectural structures C) Adherence to the Roman principles of realism in art to best portray a life-like figure D) the method for creating the illusion of three dimensions on a flat surface through the use of geometric rules to draw the eye to various aspects of the work E) None of these