Question

What benefits did people get from trade in meat?

Options

• Technology promoted better living conditions at home and support for imperialism abroad

• Frozen meat transported to Europe reduced the cost of shipping meat and made it affordable for the poor

• Reduce the risk of loss as the animal dies during shipping.

• All of these

Answer 1

All of these

Explanation:

Till the 1870s, animals were shipped live and then slaughtered. But live animals took up a lot of ship space. Many also died, fell ill, or lost weight. The meat was hence an expensive luxury beyond the reach of the European poor, refrigerated ships, enabling the transport of perishable foods over long distances.