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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
Romans’ enormous population and growing commerce requirements resulted in much needed storage innovations. They preferred to store their goods:
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Rural warehouses were built of wood raised on supports to ensure ventilation for sensitive types of grains.
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The right answer is above ground. Rural warehouses were built of wood raised on supports to ensure ventilation for sensitive types of grains.
Question 2 of 6
2. Question
Greek orator Aelius Aristides described Rome as “the earth’s warehouse.” The city needed to store a massive amount of produce and possessed close to ___ warehouses of various sizes.
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Rome welcomed over 1,692 ships annually to supply the city with grain, olive oil and wine.
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The right answer is 300. Rome welcomed over 1,692 ships annually to supply the city with grain, olive oil and wine.
Question 3 of 6
3. Question
Rome’s large warehouses, or horrea, were located in port cities and military camps. The Horrea Galbae complex contained 140 rooms on the ground floor alone and spanned an area of:
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A horrea was designed to have thick walls and spaces between adjoining warehouses to block the spread of fire.
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The right answer is 225,000 square feet. A horrea was designed to have thick walls and spaces between adjoining warehouses to block the spread of fire.
Question 4 of 6
4. Question
“The grandfather of skyscrapers,” the Ditherington Flax Mill in the UK is the oldest iron-framed building in the world. Not long after it was built in ____, warehouses started using its brick and iron-framed structural material.
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The building is regularly listed as one of the most important in history.
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The right answer is 1797. The building is regularly listed as one of the most important in history.
Question 5 of 6
5. Question
As warehouses grew in scale, the need for improved workflows and management arose. The first scientific management theory for governing warehouse operations was called:
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It’s named after its founder, Frederick Winslow Taylor.
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The right answer is Taylorism. It’s named after its founder, Frederick Winslow Taylor.
Question 6 of 6
6. Question
When the barcode was finally rolled out to commercial use in 1974, what was the first product swiped at the first grocery store to use the UPC system?