[Trainer] - Manufactoring In The English Midlands

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Complete the sentences below. Write ONLYONE WORD for each answer.

  • In the eighteenth century, the 1 still determined how most people made a living. 
  • In the ground were minerals which supported the many 2 of the region. 
  • Since the late sixteenth century the French settlers had made 3
  • In Cheshire 4 was mined and transported on the River Mersey. 
  • Potters worked in a few 5 situated on the small hills of North Staffordshire

Questions 6 - 10:

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Pottery notes

Earthenwarea

Advantages:

• Pottery used 6 clay

• saved money on 7

Disadvantages

• needed two firings in the Kiln to be 8

• fragility led to high 9 during manufacturing 

 

Stoneware

• more emotive but better

• made from a 10 of clay and flint