Industrial revolution Flashcards
What was before 1750
-Had small worlds/villages
-Didn’t know much about the outside world
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How were they self sufficient
-Made their own stuff
-Food
-Clothes
What is the 2nd agricultural revolution?
-Fertilizer
-Seed drill
-Enclosure
-Crop rotation
Seed drill
-Planted seeds
-1 person operates
-Perfect rows=more effeciant
Fertilizer
-Found on islands, spread on crops
-Gave nutrients to crops
-Population growth
Enclosure
-Wealthy landowners bought land from peasants
-Peasants moved to cities
What did more Crops do
Led to expediential growth growth
Job specialization + population growth
-Farmers can now do other jobs
-Better population
What were the new discoveries in energy & design
-Steam power (coal)
-Iron ore + Steel
-Built strong things like bridges