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______ involves mass production of goods.
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Socialism
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Capitalism
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Marxism
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Communism
Capitalism involves mass production of goods. Capitalism is an economic system in which capital goods are owned by
private individuals or businesses. Capitalism was born out of the mass production of goods which led the owners of the big industries to amass wealth.
Which pollution affected the lives of people?
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Air
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Water
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Noise
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All of the above
The overcrowded towns lacked sanitary amenities. Air, water and noise pollution affected the health of the people. People's respiratory system was affected because of air pollution. Due to the outcome of poisonous gases from some of the factories, many people died. Unhygienic and dirty water from industries polluted water and people suffered from diarrhoea, gastro and jaundice. City vehicles and sound of machinery caused sound pollution and men became deaf permanently.
All of these led to the Industrial Revolution in Britain except a
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consumerist society
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number of technological advancements
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increase in the agricultural workforce
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lack of being a colonial power
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major international trading partner
The invention of machinery and its use in manufacturing was the starting point of industrial revolution. England had a large colonial empire. From her colonies, she could get raw material at cheaper rates for her factories. She had a big market for her products. England's geographical position was suitable for world trade. The world was accessible to England by ships. After the Napoleonic wars, no European country could get on without British goods and this increased the demand for British goods.
The telescope was invented by.
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Galileo
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Newton
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Francis Bacon
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Copernicus
Galileo invented the telescope. When he supported the theory of Copernicus, he was declared as a heretic. His books were burnt and he was imprisoned.
The period where all the changes took place at the close of middle ages in Europe is termed as ____________.
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Renaissance
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Religious reformations
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Humansim
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Philosophy
The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age.
In 1492 A.D. ______ reached Bahama island of the West Indies by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
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Columbus
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Vasco-da-Gama
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Magellan
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Cabral
Christopher Columbus of Genoa city crossed the Atlantic ocean with the help of the king of Spain. He reached the Bahamas in West Indies (Caribbean Islands).
Which one of the following is an important feature of the Renaissance movement?
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Geographical explorations
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Development of trade
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Humanism
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Nationalism
Renaissance humanism is the study of
classical antiquity, at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe
in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. It was an important feature of the Renaissance movement.
Vasco-da-gama reached Calicut in _____ A.D., sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.
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1492
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1498
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1512
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1598
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese sailor who successfully discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498 AD. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and crossed the Indian Ocean. He landed on the Calicut (Kozhikode) port and sought trade concessions from King Zamorin.
The Renaissance movement started in.
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Italy
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France
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England
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Greece
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that initially began in Florence, Italy, but later spread throughout Europe. It started around 1350 and ended around 1600. During the Renaissance (a word that means "rebirth"), people experienced changes in art, learning, and many other things.
Who, among the following was not a painter of the Renaissance period?
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Dante
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Raphael
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Michael Angelo
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Leonardo-da-Vinci
Dante was an Italian poet who had written an epic poem called 'Divine Comedy' on the state of the soul. It reveals the religious and social life of the day.