Which of the following is NOT a reason owners of cotton factories employed children?
A) The small size of children facilitated their movement around machines.
B) Children represented a cheap supply of labor.
C) Children made up an abundant supply of labor.
D) Children were more easily broken to the discipline of factory work than adults.
E) Compulsory education from ages five to eight meant they could follow written instructions from factory supervisors.
E
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The Egyptian religion included ________, god of the Nile
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The culture that developed in Egypt was unique largely because of
a. Egypt's interaction with other civilizations
b. Egypt's natural isolation and essential self-sufficiency
c. Egyptian dominance in metalworking
d. Egypt's surplus agricultural production and trade
e. Egypt's large population
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