Agrarian Rev
What does the term "agrarian" mean?
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
England.
The Industrial Revolution was preceded by this revolution.
The Agrarian Revolution.
This person wrote about capitalism.
Adam Smith
What was the dominant crop in Ireland?
Potatoes.
What does an "open field system" mean?
Common land that was used by EVERYONE!
What does the "Industrial Revolution" mean?
A change in the way that people worked.
This was the first industry to industrialize in Great Britain.
The textile industry
What was the name of the book Adam Smith wrote in 1776?
The Wealth of Nations
What was the disease in Ireland called?
The Potato Blight.
What was the "Enclosure Movement"?
Land for farming started to be enclosed/separated.
How did people make goods before the Industrial Revolution?
By hand/homemade.
This is the invention that allowed for cloth to be woven more quickly.
The Spinning Jenny
This person wrote about communism.
Karl Marx
People who rent out land for others to work on.
Landlords
What was the "Seed Drill"?
A drill that digs a hole, plants a seed, and covers it back with soil all at once!
How long did people work in factories everyday?`
12-18 hours, 6 days a week.
People migrated from this place ____________ to this place ___________ during the Industrial Revolution.
Farms to cities.
What was the name of the political pamphlet Karl Marx wrote?
The Communist Manifesto
Margot
When farmers circulate the placement of certain crops so the soil doesn't get depleted of its nutrients.
What did Jethro Tull create?
The seed drill.
These geographical features helped England become the first nation to industrialize.
Rivers and harbors.
Explain the concept of the Invisible Hand.
Peoples behavior in the economy is based on self-interest and selfishness. We are all driven by these qualities when participating in the economy.
The nickname given to the worst year of the potato famine?
The Black 47