Industrial Revolution Words Flashcards
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Agricultural Revolution
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The great changes in machinery and knowledge to farming.
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Enclosure
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Dividing the land into separate farms, each surrounded by a hedge or a fence.
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Husbandry
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An old fashioned name for farming.
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Fallow
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Leaving a field unused.
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Industrial Revolution
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The great changes that led to the growth of towns and machinery and factories being used to quickly produce goods.
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Engineer
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A person who designs and builds new structures such as roads and buildings.
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Smelting
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When iron ore was put in a furnace and melted down.
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Aqueduct
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A bridge which carries a canal over a river.
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Textiles
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Clothes made from wool or cotton.
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Entrepreneur
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A business person who uses new ideas to make money.
