--- title: Why some places grew rich — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · History description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 72 «Why some places grew rich» of the history course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/) / Why some places grew rich # Why some places grew rich The 15 questions of lesson 72 «Why some places grew rich» of the history course of Mova's primary school with their options, 95 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t1/) — Noah's dad: "This Diamond bloke reckons geography explains everything, case closed." What would a careful historian say? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t2/) — In Europa Universalis, Carlos piles up gold from his mines and his inflation shoots up. His dad says, "Lowkey, that's what happened to real Spain." ("Lowkey" means sort of, quietly.) Is that fair? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t3/) — Sofia, in Venice: "How'd a city sat on water get so minted?" ("Minted" means rich.) What's the answer? — right ✓ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t4/) — Liam's tour guide says the tall, thin Amsterdam houses show how precious canal-side land was. Why was land there so wanted? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t5/) — Mei: "China and India were the richest in the old days, my teacher said." Her mate: "Cap!" ("Cap" means a lie.) Who's right? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t6/) — Tom's mate says factories started in Britain because "Brits are just built different, innit." What's fairer? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t7/) — Ethan's gran: "Back in my day Singapore was a sleepy little port." Ethan: "And now it's rich? How?" — right ✓ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t8/) — Ola from Norway: "We've got oil, but we save the dosh." ("Dosh" means money.) What would happen if a country spent all its oil money at once? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t9/) — Yuki's friend: "Japan got rich by copying? That's sus." ("Sus" means suspicious.) Fairest reply? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t10/) — Amir asks, "Did some countries get rich by nicking stuff off others?" ("Nicking" means stealing.) Best answer? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/t11/) — Which is the wisest summary of why places grow rich? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/e1/) — Identify the principal source of the prosperity of Venice between approximately the years one thousand and fifteen hundred. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consequences for Spain of the silver of Potosí? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the thesis advanced in «Guns, Germs and Steel». — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/72-why-some-places-grew-rich/e4/) — Ascertain the manner in which Japan achieved industrialisation subsequent to eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. — right ✓ · exam - ← previous: [71. What trade carried: tomatoes, tea, horses, words…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/71-what-trade-carried-tomatoes-tea-horses-words-and-diseases/) - next →: [73. Cities: why they grow, and how water and sewers…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/73-cities-why-they-grow-and-how-sewers-made-them-safe/) - ↑ back to [History](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/)