definitions

Question 1

deforestation

Answer 1

destruction or removal of forests and their undergrowth

Question 2

enclosure

Answer 2

area surrounded by a wall, fence, or other physical boundaries

Question 3

fabricate

Answer 3

to make or construct

Question 4

husbandry

Answer 4

art and science of managing animals

Question 5

malleable

Answer 5

flexible and capable of reforming itself without breaking when under stress

Question 6

metallurgy

Answer 6

field of science and technology concerned with metals and their production and purification

Question 7

smelt

Answer 7

to separate metal from an ore by using heat

Question 8

solvent

Answer 8

substance that dissolves another substance

Question 9

agrarian

Answer 9

relating to rural land and agriculture.

Question 10

artisan

Answer 10

skilled craftsman.

Question 11

decentralize

Answer 11

to distribute power to a wide variety of people or organizations.

Question 12

enclosure

Answer 12

area surrounded by a wall, fence, or other physical boundary.

Question 13

industrialization

Answer 13

growth of machine production and factories.

Question 14

Industrial Revolution

Answer 14

change in economic and social activities, beginning in the 18th century, brought by the replacement of hand tools with machinery and mass production.

Question 15

insidious

Answer 15

dangerous or harmful in a subtle way.

Question 16

piecework

Answer 16

labor paid for according to the amount produced or “by the piece.”