Although there were additional factors as well, by the final decades of the nineteenth century the chief cause of urban growth was
A) rural discontent and migration.
B) natural increase among urban families.
C) the expansion of industry.
D) the improving quality of city life.
C
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How did the pyramids reflect the Egyptian social hierarchy?
A. The pyramids of the pharaohs towered above those of other notable Egyptians who could afford burial tombs. B. Different officials were buried in various levels of the pyramid based on their status. C. Pharaohs were the only Egyptians formally buried. D. Male and female Egyptians were buried in equal facilities.
Maria Theresa of Austria did all of the following EXCEPT:
A. established a very efficient tax system. B. created central councils to deal with political problems. C. expanded primary education. D. created regional legislative councils to give ordinary people a say in politics. E. limited the amount of labor the nobility could demand from peasants.
What was the stated goal of indirect rule in Africa?
A. To prevent the potential of rebellions as was seen in Southeast Asia. B. To limit the cost of setting up colonial rule. C. To appease the educated class of Africans. D. To preserve African political traditions. E. To begin a collaborative system with native Africans.
Early factory workers
A. were recruited from among the urban poor. B. came from rural areas. C. were almost all convicted criminals. D. were all adult men. E. found their work extremely rewarding.