Practise MYP History questions on 1 the Industrial Revolution 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.
In the pre-industrial 'putting-out' system, what was the primary role of the merchant?
In the context of the Lancashire case study, why was the region’s proximity to coalfields specifically important for its continued industrial dominance?
Why were rivers considered the only efficient transport method for heavy goods in pre-industrial times?
In the context of the new global hierarchy established by the Industrial Revolution, those regions that industrialized late or unevenly generally became __________ or dependent.
Besides enclosure and crop rotation, which agricultural development helped increase food production in Britain?
Owning the land where the families lived
Operating the machinery in a central workshop
Training peasants in advanced scientific techniques
Providing raw materials and selling the finished product
It provided fuel for the transition from water power to steam power
It prevented the region from ever needing to use the railway system
It allowed the region to sell coal to farmers instead of making cloth
It meant that workers did not need to live in cities
Roads were often rough and difficult for heavy wagons
Watermills provided the propulsion for river boats
All pre-industrial trade was international by nature
Rivers were safer from thieves than land routes
superpowers
colonized
military leaders
isolated
Electric-powered tractors
The abolition of all private land
Selective breeding
The use of chemical pesticides
