In the early part of the eighteenth century, most countries were mostly agricultural societies. The population was scattered throughout the country in farms, villages and small towns, largely dependent upon human and animal power and the energy of wood, water and wind. Such manufacturing as existed was mainly the work of craftsmen, and markets were places where people exchanged or traded goods on a personal basis.

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　　To exchange goods, people had to go to _____.
　　 A) markets
　　 B) craftsmen　　　
　　 C) small towns
　　 D) farms
　　　

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