Practise MYP History questions on 2.2 Inventions That Reshaped Society and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
How did the adoption of electricity change the operation of industrial sites compared to earlier power sources?
The invention of electric power led to the creation of which entirely new industries according to the text?
How did the emergence of 'night-time economies' change urban life according to the case study on electric power?
According to the text, electric power was transformative because it reshaped not only work but also __________.
What was a major geopolitical impact of the steam engine's widespread use in Britain?
Reliance on machinery was reduced
Work was limited strictly to daylight hours
Factories were forced to move away from cities
Factories became more efficient
Railway construction and textiles
Agriculture and manual manufacturing
Lighting, appliances, and electronics
Coal mining and steam shipping
It caused a decline in the availability of education
It reshaped daily life and economic activity after sunset
It led to the abandonment of cities in favor of rural areas
It reduced the reliance on factories for economic growth
Entertainment and education
Ancient agricultural techniques
The fundamental laws of chemistry
Traditional religious beliefs
The abolition of factories
A decrease in global trade
The expansion of empires
The end of industrialization
