Deck 1: Work Before Industrialization

Question 1

Even though agriculture radically changed the size and density of populations, it retained:

A) The types of equipment that were needed for production
B) Gender-based division of labor
C) The "slash and burn" method of cultivation
D) Low levels of warfare

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The invention and spread of agriculture allowed people to enjoy more leisure time

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The primary purpose of ancient bureaucracies was to advance the welfare of the citizenry

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The "??putting-out" system was an early example of capitalism.

Question 5

The transition from gathering and hunting to sedentary agriculture, made possible a significant increase in ???____________.

A) The quality of life
B) Male dominance
C) The welfare of women
D) Population

Question 6

The individuals who most benefited from the putting-out system were:

A) Farmers
B) Merchants
C) Peasants
D) Artisans

Question 7

Horticultural societies are usually heavily dependent on the labor of women.

Question 8

One proposed cause for the Agricultural Revolution is the combination of population growth and environmental change.

Question 9

Among the !Kung San, infanticide has been the primary means of keeping the size of the population stable

Question 10

Agrarian states relied on record keeping in order to regulate the size of its population.

Question 11

The rise of agricultural societies was often accompanied by the invention of writing.

Question 12

A great deal of the economic surplus from agricultural production was absorbed by:

A) Merchants, who loaned money to the workers
B) Artisans when they acquired their tools
C) The ruling elite and their consumption patterns
D) None of the above

Question 13

There has been a tendency to downgrade the importance of gathering in societies based on gathering and hunting because ???____________.

A) Hunting is a larger contributor to survival.
B) It is typically a woman's job.
C) Farming is the largest contributor to survival.
D) A and B

Question 14

The most common source of power used in agricultural labor was:

A) Wind
B) Water
C) Human and animal muscles
D) All of the above

Question 15

The early establishment of capitalism and rapid economic growth was most evident in:

A) Italy
B) The Netherlands
C) Spain
D) Austria
True/False Questions

Question 16

The first humans gained their livelihood through

A) Gathering and hunting
B) Agriculture
C) Industry
D) Skill specialization

Question 17

Even in the ancient world, some of the key characteristics of modern bureaucracies were evident.

Question 18

Ascribed characteristics were usually the basis of the division of labor in preindustrial societies

Question 19

According to the perspective of the !Kung San:

A) A life of unremitting toil is an inescapable consequence of living in a difficult environment
B) Work cannot be easily distinguished from other aspects of daily life
C) Work is something that only men do
D) Work is something that only women do

Question 20

An ethos of sharing is often found in gathering-and-hunting societies because:

A) It provides a kind of insurance policy for the members of these societies
B) People in these societies are not as greedy as people in "modern" societies
C) Their religious views put strict limits on the acquisition of material goods
D) None of the above

Question 21

How has the measurement of time affected the way work is done"?

Question 22

Why has warfare been more prominent in agricultural societies than in societies based on gathering and hunting?

Question 23

. What were the advantages and disadvantages for workers as a result of the "putting out" system?

Question 24

The rise of Protestantism was a major cause of the retardation of European capitalism

Question 25

Compare gathering and hunting economies with agricultural economies in regard to the amount of time spent working

Question 26

What were the advantages of being literate in preindustrial Europe

Question 27

In what ways did religious doctrine inform of the place of work in people's lives?

Question 28

The phrase "time is money" contradicts Calvinist Protestant ideas.

Question 29

In what ways does the Protestant Ethic manifest itself in today's economy?

Question 30

The invention of the clock stimulated a greater degree of interest in the effective use of time.

Question 31

Both Catholics and Protestants had similar rates of literacy in early modern Europe