The Development of the Railroads in the Industrial Revolution Was

question 61

Multiple Choice

The development of the railroads in the Industrial Revolution was important in

• A)increasing British supremacy in civil and mechanical engineering.
• B)increasing the size of markets and the price of goods.
• C)bringing about the demise of joint-stock companies.
• D)defeating Napoleon.
• E)making London a great port city.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Hemisphere

One of the two symmetrical halves of the brain, each of which has distinct functions but they work together to process complex cognitive tasks.

Visual Centers

Parts of the brain involved in processing visual information.

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.

Gray Matter

The darker tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting mainly of nerve cell bodies and branching dendrites.