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- 1. Multiple Choice
What were some of the first items to be bartered in early agricultural societies?
Land
Gold
Livestock
Currency
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was the “Gold Standard System”?
A set of guidelines around the exchange of goods
A rule stating that gold was not to be used as a form of currency
A rule stating that paper money was “backed” by gold
A set of rules around the use of gold as a form of currency
- 3. Multiple Choice
What were the Silk Roads?
A marketplace where merchants sold silk, as well as other items
Several roads upon which mulberry trees were found, where people collected silkworms for silk
A network of roads upon which illegal trade was carried out.
A network of trading routes the emerged between Rome and China
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did the high wages in Britain help lead to the Industrial Revolution?
They gave people more disposable income that they then spent on manufactured goods
It allowed for high taxes that were then invested in national industrialization efforts
Since people worked less for the same amount of money, they had more time to experiment and invent
They pushed manufacturers to cut down on human labor through mechanization
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the distribution of wealth look like today?
Wealth distribution between countries falls along population lines as countries with high populations hold most of the world’s wealth.
The wealth gap between the very rich and very poor is the smallest it’s been in centuries
The gap between the very rich and the very poor is much wider than ever before
Wealth is centered in countries with natural deposits of critical natural resources
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did global commerce and markets encourage the acceleration of innovation?
It increased competition
It decreased the exchange of ideas
It decreased the population growth
It increased the spread of disease
- 7. Multiple Choice
The modern revolution came about not only because of the globalization of goods and ideas but also due to the utilization of new energy resources. What was this new energy source?
Nuclear energy
Firewood
Hydroelectric power
Fossil fuels
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did the interconnection of the four world zones lead to rapid population growth in many parts of the world? Choose the best answer.
The migration of people to new lands
The discovery of new medicines
The exchange of new crops
The movement of people into cities
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did business owners move away from human labor and towards machines and labor-saving technologies?
Government stipends allowed business owners to finance other options
Machines and labor-saving technologies made businesses safer for workers
High wages forced business owner to find cheaper options
Machines connected business owners to new innovative possibilities
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which invention drastically changed how factories, trains and ships were powered during the Industrial Revolution?
The telegraph
The photograph
The steam engine
The spinning jenny
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why was the Industrial Revolution important in setting the stage for Threshold 8, allowing us to create a complex, global society?
It allowed for the first connections between previously isolated world zones.
It marked the discovery of new energy sources
It was the central reason for increased global connections
It led to climate change, the most important issue to arise in our society
- 12. Multiple Choice
What regions benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution?
The Mediterranean and Mesopotamia
The North Atlantic seaboard and Europe
India and East Asia
North Africa and the Pacific
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