Flashcard on Historical Economic Changes

Front

What is meant by the "division of labor"?

Back

People began to focus on different types of jobs, like being priests and artisans.

Front

How did the acquisition of food change during the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture?

Back

Cities were created for the first time, and people began farming instead of hunting and gathering.

Front

What role did European governments play in regulating trade during this period?

Back

They regulated the production and trade of goods, controlling what colonies could produce.

Front

Why were fewer workers needed on farms during the Industrial Revolution?

Back

New technologies made farming more efficient, requiring fewer workers.

Front

Which of the following was a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution?
Options:
Increased pollution in cities.
Improved living conditions for all workers.
Growth in the production of goods and services.
Decrease in urban population.

Back

Growth in the production of goods and services.

Front

What was one negative effect of the Industrial Revolution?

Back

Unsanitary conditions in industrial cities.