Packet P: Tossup 16

Prasannan Parthasarathi’s study of this event’s origins noted the absence of protectionist (-5[1])legislation in the Ottoman Empire. The title of a 2023 book by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson paired this event with slavery and capitalism. Propositional and prescriptive knowledge are central to one explanation of this event by Joel Mokyr. The existence of “ghost acres” helps explain why this event did not take place in China according to The Great Divergence. (10[2])This event and a parallel one in France provide the basis for Eric Hobsbawm’s “dual revolutions” thesis (10[1])of the long 19th century. Cultural interpretations of this event point to attitudes that encouraged innovation by figures like James Watt. For 10 points, name this event in which coal power began to be widely used in Britain. (10[1])■END■

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