The Hundred Years' War between England and France (1337-1453) was comparable to which conflict in Ming China during the fifteenth century?
a. The Taiping Rebellion
b. The wars against Timur
c. The Ming invasion of India
d. None of these; Ming China was internally unified, unlike Europe
Ans: d. None of these; Ming China was internally unified, unlike Europe
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What will be an ideal response?
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As industrialization spread to the Continent, what major problems interfered with moving goods from factory to market?
a) Internal political divisions and related tariffs could make it difficult, expensive, and sometimes impossible to move products to market. b) Political rivalries and continuing mercantilism meant that moving goods over international borders was a challenge. Consider This: Difficulties procuring coal and iron could also impede manufacture. See 7.4: Industry Takes Off. c) Manufactured goods coincided with the Continental System of Napoleon, whose embargo ruined some factory owners. Consider This: Difficulties procuring coal and iron could also impede manufacture. See 7.4: Industry Takes Off. d) The lack of a shared currency meant that while goods could move, the cost of changing currency to local standards made costs prohibitive. Consider This: Difficulties procuring coal and iron could also impede manufacture. See 7.4: Industry Takes Off.