Define
What is industrialization?
The use of machines to make goods.
Describes working conditions in factories. (3)
Dangerous, long hours, and low pay
The Industrial Revolution began in this country
England
Using children to work in factories, often with very dangerous conditions
Child labor
A large building in which machinery is used to manufacture goods
Factory
What is urbanization?
The movement of people from rural (farm) areas to urban cities
What is movement of people who were displaced from their jobs, from rural areas (country) to the cities?
urbanization
What started the modern Agricultural Revolution?
improved farming methods
This was the burnable product that powered steam engines
coal
What is a heat engine that performs mechanical work with steam power; powered factories?
Steam engine
What is the definition of the term “cottage industry”?
people who produce goods out of their homes
Why was coal mining such an important part of industrial growth in the late-1800s?
Coal was used as a fuel for factories.
Which invention during the Industrial revolution led to faster ships and more factory produced goods?
steam engine
Man made waterway that connects two bodies of water. It increases trade, transportation and lowered shipping costs.
Canals
A natural material that is used by human industry to create a product
Raw materials
What are textile mills?
factories for clothes and fabrics
This led to imperialism as European countries looked for natural resources and for markets for their goods
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution led to the increased demand for raw goods, which in turn led to what?
Imperialism
The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil and to add nutrients to the soil
crop rotation
Valuable materials taken from the Earth like coal, iron, and oil
Natural resources
What is the enclosure movement?
wealthy farmers bought land from small farmers, then benefited from economies of scale in farming huge tracts of land
In the late 19th century, poor hygiene, greater access to mass public transportation, and growing city populations all contributed to
a greater likelihood of the spread of disease.
What is a result of the Industrial Revolution?
An increase in production in mining, manufacturing, and services
A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
Cotton gin
This communication tool uses beeps and pauses to send messages
Telegraph