Multiple choice

The Industrial Revolution started from England because

  1. England was a rich country

  2. the people of England had an inventive mind

  3. the rulers encouraged industries

  4. England was geographically well suited as raw materials like coal and iron were available in abundance
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D Correct answer
Explanation

England's Industrial Revolution began there due to geographic advantages: abundant coal and iron deposits near each other, navigable rivers for transport, and island status protecting from invasion. Other factors included capital from colonies, banking systems, and scientific culture. However, the physical availability of key industrial materials was the foundational advantage that other nations lacked.

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