Industrial Revolution Vocab Flashcards
(24 cards)
Industrial
Using an automated machine to make goods
Agriculture Revolution
The shift towards more present day agricultural methods
Jethro Tull
A farmer that created a “horse pulled seed drill”
Crop Rotation
Changing the crop planted based on the nutrients in the soil during a specific season
Enclosure Movement
The division or combination of communal lands
Textile
A type of cloth, like kente from ancient africa
Cottage Industry
The creation of goods/products at home
The Flying Shuttle
An invention that made weaving faster. Made it so that only one person had to weave, not two
The Spinning Jenny
Take fibers and make them into thread or yarn.
The Water Frame
Was like the spinning jenny, but fully automated, powered by water.
The Power Loom
It was a fully automated loom, powered by water.
Mass Production
Production at a large scale.
The Steam Engine
An engine to produce steam using coal and heated water.
Turnpikes
A road locked behind a small paywall
Canals
Waterways used for water transport, drainage, and irrigation
Locomotive
A steam engine that could move itself on a track.
Moving Assembly Line
A worker works on one part, then passes on to the next on an automated line. Used originally for cars
The Industrialists
A wealthy class, people that owned factories and manufacturing companies
The Middle Class
A group of people not too wealthy, but not too poor.
The Working Class
A group of people working in laborious jobs, in this context, factories
Urbanization
Growth of towns into cities
Revolution
A large change in Society, Government, and/or Culture
Germ Theory
The idea that germs can cause disease
Cell Theory
How cells work in plants and animals. It has multiple parts being that, the cell is the smallest living unit, all living things are made out of cells,
