Origins of the Industrial Revolution
-Define: Industrial revolution.
-The Industrial Revolution is the process of economic, social and technological transformation
-In what years did common lands become private lands?
-In the 1760s
-Which was the most important invention in 1769?
-The invention was the steam engine, which used coal as fuel
-When do I improve transport in Great Britain?
-They began to improve transportation between 1750 and 1850.
-What is smelt?
-Use heat to extract metal from its ore.
-When did the industrial revolution begin?
-It started in the 18th century
-Define: Crop rotation.
-System of growing different crops each year which makes the soil more fertile.
-Who was the inventor of the steam engine?
-It was James Watt.
-What transport facilitate the transfer of raw material?
-The transport that facilitated the transfer of the raw material was the steam train.
-What is coke?
-Residue left behind from burning coal, which can be used as fuel.
-Define: Catastrophic mortality.
-When large numbers of a population die as a result of a single event.
-Why did you start using coal?
-It began to be used as a source of energy for new means of transport and the mechanization of production.
-How did the railroad contribute?
-Contributed in a very important way to the increase of the production of almost all the economic sectors directed towards the market.
-What is charcoal?
-Hard black substance that comes from burning wood and can be used as fuel.
-What change did the economy experience during this century?
-This, went from a predominantly agricultural economy to an industrial one.
-Why the poorest peasants had to migrate to urban areas?
-Because they could no longer work the land they had always depended on.
-What impact did the steam engine have on the industrial revolution?
-It is said that steam engines were the driving force of the Industrial Revolution, being useful for moving machinery.
-Which transportation reduced long-distance shipping time?
-It was the steamboat.
-What new sources of energy led to the construction of new buildings?
-The mechanization of production and new energy sources.
-Say some of the main characteristics of the origin of the industrial revolution.
1-large-scale industrial production, especially food, the development of new industries such as textiles or mining.
2- The substitution of iron for steel, a harder and more resistant material.
-What changes were introduced in Great Britain with the agricultural revolution?
-Introduce changes to crop rotation, better tools and a greater variety of crops.
What caused much of the machinery to use coal as its main fuel?
-It was caused by the proper functioning of this fossil fuel in steam engines.
-Which vehicles gave rise to major problems in the networks of land transport channels?
-The vehicles that generated these problems were steam trains.
-How did the factory system come about?
-Emerged as a result of the industrial revolution.