AP history test #10

Question 1

When, Where and What started the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

Mid/late 1700s, Great Britain, started with textiles (clothing)

Question 2

Why didn’t the Industrial Revolution happen in China first? (China being the most advanced civilization for hundreds of years)

Answer 2

Lots of factors.
-did not trade much with other countries (isolationists since at least the 1400s)
-did not have colonial empire with vast natural resources
-didn’t use coal
-arguably their culture and/or government

Question 3

What is an assembly line?

Answer 3

A manufacturing process where parts are added sequentially to make a finished product

Question 4

What are the 5 types of resources?

Answer 4

-labor=workers
-capital=tools(or cash used as a tool)
-technology
Land=all natural resources
-entrepreneurship=starting/running a business

Question 5

What is the difference between scarcity and surplus?

Answer 5

Scarcity=not enough based on demand
Surplus=more than enough based on demand

Question 6

How did the rise of factories change society?

Answer 6

More people in cities
More people could work for a salary
Cheaper prices for factory made goods
Workers did not have to be skilled
Wealth inequality increased between owners and workers

Question 7

How was the Industrial revolution also a transportation revolution?

Answer 7

Steamboats
Ironclads
Railroads
Automobiles
Airplanes

Question 8

How was the Industrial revolution also a communication revolution?

Answer 8

Telegraph
Radio
Phone