Vocabulary
A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food and population rose dramatically.
Agricultural Revolution
Irrigation techniques, fertilizers, and the Seed Drill make farmland more productive =
European Baby Boom
____________ is the First to Industrialize
England
What invention by James Watt in 1789 revolutionized manufacturing?
Steam Engine
How did the Industrial Revolution impact social structure?
It created a new class structure (Middle Class)
Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.
Cottage Industry
Common public farmlands were bought by private owners who farmed the land for a profit rather than for food. Small farmers moved to cities.
Enclosure Movement
Britain’s overseas empire was a cheap source of ______________ and was a market for finished goods
Raw Materials
Which invention allowed people to communicate across long distances for the first time?
Telephone
Higher wages and improved working conditions was a major achievement of
Labor Unions
the process by which the population in cities and towns grows as people leave rural areas for urban areas.
Urbanization
Production of goods shifter from ___________________ (slow and expensive) to ___________________ (quicker and cheaper)
Hand Tools, Complex Machines
What specific type of government did England have that allowed for there to be a stable government?
Parliamentary Democracy
Which invention by Thomas Edison allowed for music and voices to be recorded?
Phonograph
How did the Industrial Revolution affect women?
Women entered the workforce
An organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions from employers
Labor Union
___________ power is replaced by __________ power
Animal, Steam
What was the primary reason children were employed in factories?
(2 reasons)
Their small size to fix machines and were a cheaper source of labor
Which transportation innovation was developed by the Wright brothers?
Airplane
_______________ is a new type of housing that was built in cities.
Tenements
Industries primarily concerned with the design or manufacture of clothing and fabric
Textile Industry
______________ - Anything that you own which will help you earn money
Capital
What was a major impact of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?
(Must list 3)
Crowded, Noisy, Polluted, Dirty
French scientist named Louis Pasteur developed Germ Theory in the 1860s. His experiments showed that bacteria and germs caused disease and food to spoil. He is also known for inventing a technique to stop bacterial contamination of milk, a process now called ______________.
Pasteurization
Laws were eventually passed to end the abuses of child labor. With children in more densely packed cities, the first public school systems developed, greatly increasing the __________ level in society.
Education