Causes
Because of geographic, technological, and economic causes, the Industrial Revolution began in what country?
Great Britain (during the Victorian Era)
The Industrial Revolution was a time when people changed from making goods by hand to making goods by what?
Machines
Define the word innovation.
New ideas and ways of doing things that have a positive effect of peoples' lives.
Because of improvements in technology during the Industrial Revolution, people had access to many more what?
Goods, materials, food, ways to make money, products
This is the term for young people working, which occurred during the Industrial Revolution.
Child labor
Great Britain had a lot of this natural resource - used to fuel the factories and propel the ships?
Coal
There was a huge change in THIS during the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions, which allowed for more food and goods to be produced and for production to become more efficient.
Technology/Machines/Innovations
This was the most impactful innovation in transportation during the Industrial Revolution.
Steam Engine.
The Industrial Revolution saw a rise of a new "Middle Class" of the population - many people not born into aristocracy could make WHAT and HOW DID THEY DO IT?
They could make money by owning their own businesses.
Industrialization and urbanization led to this negative effect
Pollution, overcrowding, slums, dangerous working conditions, disease, lack of sanitation, etc.
What revolution occurred before the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and became one of the causes of the Industrial Revolution?
Agricultural (Agrarian) Revolution
What term describes the growth of cities and the migration of people into the cities to live?
Urbanization
People began to use this as an energy resource during the Industrial Revolution, which was abundant (they had a lot of it) and therefore low cost in Great Britain.
Coal
The invention of the steam engine, steam train, canal system, improvement of roads and the railroad system are examples of better and more efficient what?
Transportation, travel, trade
Name one disease that spread due to industrialization in Great Britain.
Cholera, typhoid, smallpox, typhus, tuberculosis
Fill in the blanks: 2 big reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain were that they had a lot of ____________ to work and abundant _______________ ________________________ (examples are coal and iron)
Humans (people) and natural resources
Name 2 ways life changed for people during the Industrial Revolution.
Jobs outside the home, factory workers, moved from rural to urban, bigger population, more food, more goods, transportation, sources of energy, more dangerous working conditions, women and child labor, etc.
Name 2 inventions that improved the way of life during the Industrial Revolution.
Steam Engine, Spinning Jenny, Spinning Mule, Water Frame, Stean Locomotive (train), Steam Ship, Steam Boat, Flying Shuttle
Because there were so many products available due to more efficient machines and mass production, goods/products became what?
Cheaper, more affordable, less expensive OR more accessible (easier to get)
What was the name of the overcrowded apartments with poor living conditions that became common housing for immigrants and workers in cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Tenements
Name a continent where Great Britain had colonies to gain resources, which provided materials and goods for their factories and businesses.
North America, South America, Asia & Africa
The change from hand-made goods to machine-made goods allowed for this: the production of large quantities of goods made by machines.
Mass Production
Name one short-term effect and one long-term effect of an innovation (you pick one) that occurred during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
Short-term - happened immediately after
Long-term - happened a longer time after
Open ended question........
This positive effect began with the Agricultural Revolution and continued into the Industrial Revolution. It was the result of larger farms and better and more efficient farming technology, and it allowed for an increase in population. What was it?
More food!
Name 2 short-term negative effect and 2 long-term negative effects of the Industrial Revolution.
Short-term - overcrowding, disease, unsafe water, women and child labor, poor working conditions, sewage and sanitation problems/smell, pollution
Long-term - Environmental problems/pollution, lung issues for workers, diseases for workers, mental issues for workers, long-term health problems, Labor issues/conflict