The earliest form of the system of wage labor typical of today was
A)craft guilds.
B)artisans.
C)peasant farmers.
D)putting-out.
E)corvee labor.

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Putting-out, also known as the cottage industry, was the earliest form of the system of wage labor typical of today. In this system, merchants would provide raw materials to workers who would then process and finish the goods at their own homes, receiving payment for their labor. This system gradually evolved into the factory system of the Industrial Revolution.

The Earliest Form of the System of Wage Labor Typical