2.2 - Proto‐Industry: Textile and Metalwork
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Practice Questions
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What percentage of households in Genoa were involved in textile production?
💡 Hint: Look for data from urban tax registers.
What is the putting-out system?
💡 Hint: Think about how merchants manage costs.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What major system allowed households to engage in production during the medieval period?
💡 Hint: Think about what reduced overhead costs.
True or False: More than 50% of Genoa's households engaged in textile production.
💡 Hint: Recall the data mentioned in urban tax registers.
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Discuss how the putting-out system could lead to economic innovation and labor disputes simultaneously in a growing urban economy.
💡 Hint: Balance innovations in production against labor rights.
Evaluate the impact of Chinese silk-throwing technology on European textile centers and how this transformed local economies.
💡 Hint: Think about how advancements in production methods affect market dynamics.
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