Read the excerpt from "Benin plaque: the oba with Europeans.”
These were enormous and belief-shattering ideas for many people in the nineteenth century, but time was also changing in a much more day-to-day, or rather hour-to-hour, way. to clock makers like Earnshaw.
Precise and reliable clocks and watches became ever more affordable. Before long, the whole of Britain was running by the clock and the measurement of time had been severed from the natural cycle of days and seasons. the clock ruled every aspect of life – shops and schools, pleasure and work. as Charles Dickens wrote, ‘there was even railway time observed in clocks, as if the sun itself had given in.’
Which central idea is best supported by the details in the excerpt?
the invention of affordable timepieces led many to become clock makers.
people in Britain began wearing watches as a fashion accessory.
as more people began to own clocks, society embraced standardized time.
many people in Britain voiced a preference for the natural cycle of days.
Answer:
The central idea that is best supported by the details in the excerpt is as more people began to own clocks, society embraced standardized time.
Explanation:
The main idea from the excerpt is that as clocks became more popular as timepieces, society gradually began to use standardized time.
This use of standardized time was evident in the claim that the whole of Britain was running by the clock and using time measurement for every aspect of life which included schools, shops, work and even times of pleasure.
Charles Dickens also wrote about railway time being observed by clocks as opposed to using sun.
