History
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The rapid development of industry brought about the introduction of new technology and machinery
How does the Industrial Revolution rank in terms of significant human change?
Second, behind the Neolithic Revolution
What is an enclosure?
A fenced-in or hedged-in field created by wealthy British landowners on land that was formerly worked by village farmers.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
The Agricultural Revolution is when farming methods were first adopted which allowed populations to grow and flourish.
How would no steam power affect us today?
Goods would be less readily available, guiding us away from a consumer economy of this scale
When did the Industrial Revolution occur?
Mid 1700s-Late 1800s
What is a traditional economy?
A system that relies on hunting and farming for living
What is crop rotation?
The system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land.
What was a consequence of the Agricultural revolution?
Less workers were required on farms
How did the Industrial Revolution eventually come to inspire workers' rights?
Eventually, workers felt that they needed to work in better conditions with more support from employers (days off, set hours, sick days, etc.)
How did the Industrial Revolution change how goods were made?
This time Era saw a shift in the production of goods from simple hand tools to complex machinery, creating tremendous changes in society.
How did industrialization impact the traditional economy?
Western society, especially, shifted further away from it
How did urbanization impact British farmers?
British farmers, recently unemployed, moved to factory towns/cities for employment.
How did steam power affect the need for human effort?
Less effort was required
Countries in the Middle East and Asia would be much more powerful than they are now (aside from China)
How did industrialization impact the agrarian economy?
The process of industrialization transformed the economy from agrarian and rural to one that produced large volumes of manufactured goods in an urban setting.
How did day-to-day life change for people following the Industrial Revolution?
Which cities saw a huge surge in factory workers living there?
Manchester and Birmingham
How did steam power affect the speed of production of goods?
It sped up the process
How did/does industrialization affect living conditions?
People living next to factories may be exposed to carcinogens, more Indigenous land has been taken up in the West, less children would be subject to child labour
How does the Industrial Revolution impact us today?
- We, living in the west, are a highly industrialized society
- Our society relies more on consumer goods rather than a subsistence economy
- We buy/produce goods more rapidly than ever before
In what year had Industrial Revolution spread beyond Britain to the US and the western world?
By the year 1900
How did steam power affect the operation of factories?
Steam power made the opening of factories easier, as it allowed them to open anywhere.
Did the Industrial revolution increase or decrease the demand for workers?
Increase
Name a country that is not industrialized. Explain how industrialization would benefit them?
Access to food/water, better health care, more jobs, more access to goods