Inventions
Name one invention that helped improve agriculture during the industrial revolution?
Cotton gin, thresher, steel plough, seed drill
(at teacher's discretion)
What were the six factors that led to the Industrial Revolution?
Improved agriculture, Empire, Population boom, Transport, Power, Factories
Which form of transportation really connected all of Britain during the industrial revolution, and was powered by the steam engine?
Trains/railways
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain
What were the three main sources of power that fueled the Industrial Revolution?
Water, steam, and coal
How did the population boom affect the living conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
When people moved to cities, there were few houses, so they were squished into small living quarters, such as back-to-back houses
The system of roads and transport on land began to expand, but what other form of transportation began to grow?
Water/canals
What do the words 'urban' and 'rural' mean?
urban - having to do with the city
rural - having to do with the countryside
One of the main changes with respect to healthcare that happened during the Industrial Revolution was...
Vaccinations or Anaesthesia
(or other answer, at teacher's discretion)
Power- True or false; coal was mined and was used to produce wrought iron.
True
One of the main products transported through canals was ________ because ____________.
Coal, because it was too heavy to be transported by horse.
The special form of housing that was common in large cities was called...
Back-to-back houses
Explain the progression of one of the inventions that defined the Industrial Revolution: Who was it invented by and when?
(at teacher's discretion)
What did 'Empire' mean as one of the Six Factors?
Britain had ties to many different countries through colonization, and used them to collect resources
(at teacher's discretion)
One of the main reasons that road systems expanded was because...
Factories needed easier ways to import and export their products, and bring them to market.
In which year was the Industrial Revolution considered to have started?
1760
Explain one of the inventions that defined the Industrial Revolution: What was the evolution of this invention through time?
(at teacher's discretion)
Why were factories significant as one of the six factors?
They changed the way people bought and made things- went from artisanal production to mass production.
Name two things that were considered problems before the transport systems expanded.
-It could take several years to get from one part of the country to the other
-Britain's transport system was old and slow
-Roads were mainly mud tracks that ran along Roman roads
The word for the mass move of people from the countryside to the city is called...
Urbanisation