1. which of the following things did the europeans gain through trade with china? a. money b. silk c. guns d. machines 2. how were carpets, textiles, and cloth made before the 1700s? a. using steam power b. by hand c. in cities d. all of the choices are correct. 3. families were small in the 1700s because of: a. the high infant death rate. b. short life expectancy. c. death from hunger and disease. d. all of the choices are correct. 4. where did most people in pre-industrial times live? a. london b. in villages c. in coastal areas d. in the suburbs 5. all of the following choices were characteristics of farming in pre-industrial times except: a. farmers rented their land from wealthy landowners. b. everyone worked the land cooperatively. c. private lands were fenced off. d. farmers relied on nature for good growing seasons. 6. what does it mean to be self-sufficient? a. villages had to grow and make all their own goods. b. villages relied on trade with far away places. c. villages traded their goods overseas. d. wealthy landowners provided food for the poor farmers. 7. which of the following choices was not one of the characteristics of the domestic system? a. its slogan was "every cottage had its wheel." b. women did the weaving. c. women and children combed, cleaned, and carded the wool. d. men didn't work with wool, but worked the farm. 8. in the domestic system, who was the middleman? a. a merchant b. a factor c. a man d. all of the choices are correct.