Ap World History Dbq

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Question Option 1
The industrial revolution of the 19th century brought about significant changes in the lives of Europeans. Before the industrial revolution, 70% of the population lived in rural areas and focused on agriculture where they produce what they eat and made most of the things they use which includes but not limited to furniture, cloths, shoes and tools. They produce mainly on subsistence basis and simple tools such as hoe, cutlass and spinning wheels were used. They were usually seen as jack-of-all-trades and their main source of labor was their family members. In other to acquire what they cannot produce, they trade some of their goods in exchange for another (barter trade). With time people started producing surplus, which they