Question

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rise of the textile industry in England?

Question 2 options:

Climate made wool practical and valuable


Flax could not be raised at all in England


Textiles linked England to the rest of Europe for trade to make money


Technological changes in agriculture forced many people to move to cities in search of work and were employed in textile factories

Answer 1

The correct answer is - Flax could not be raised at all in England;

The fact that the flax was not cultivated in England had no influence whatsoever on the rise and development of the textile industry in the country.

The flax is hard to produce on a large scale in England, though it can grow, just with lesser quality, but the English were not using it for textile material, but instead they used primarily the wool from the large number of herds of sheep.

The wool was of high quality, it has excellent properties, and it was very popular as a material, especially because of its good properties for thermal isolation, so the textile industry flourished.