Industrial Revolution Flashcards
1
Q
Roots of the Industrial Revolution are believed to found in….
A
- Commercial Revolution (1500-1700), spurred great economic growth of Europe and borught the Age of Discovery and Exploration
- Effect of Scientific Revolution; produced 1st wave of mechanical inventions and technological advances
- Increase of population in Europe (more producers, more consumers)
- Poltiical and social revolutions which gave rise to power of middle class and provided leadership of economic rev
2
Q
How did the development of steam power affect cotton and iron industry?
A
It allowed cotton industry to expand and transform iron industry
3
Q
Who made railway locomotie commercially successful?
A
George Stephenson
4
Q
What was the most important sociological result of industrialism?
A
Urbanization; new factories brought new people into cities away from rural roots
