Lesson 1 Beginnings Of Industriliazation Flashcards
Industrial Revolution keyterm
Great increase in machine production of goods that began in England 18th century
Enclosure
Large closed fields for farming
Crop rotation
It is planting a different crop in the same field each year to allow the soil to regenerate
Industrialization
It is the process of developing machine production of goods
Factors of production
Conditions needed to process goods and services
Factory building
Is where goods are made
Entrepreneur
It is a person who manages and organizes and takes financial risk of a business enterprise
Henry bessemer
A British engineer who developed a way to mass produce steel cheaply
Main idea
Industry revolution started in England and soon spread to other countries
Big idea
The changes that began in England paved the way for modern industrial societies
2 important results of the enclosure movement
First land owners tried new agricultural methods. Second large land owners for small farmers to become tenant or give up farming and move to the city
Flying shuttle
A shuttle that sped back-and-forth and a boat shaped piece of wood inventer : john kay
Spinning wheel
Allowed one spinner to work eight threads at a time inventor : james hargreaves
Water frame
Used water power from rapid streams to drive the spinning wheel inventor : richard arkwright
Spinning mule
Made threads that was stronger finer and more consistent than earlier spinning machines inventor : samuel cromptom
Power loom
Run by water power and spread up weaving after its invention in 1787. Inventor : edward cartwright
How did progress in the textile industry affect other industries?
Textile industry spurred other industrial improvements
What did new applications of steam energy help bring out ?
New applications of steam energy help bring out massive social , economic and cultural change
Where did the steam engine develop out of?
The steam engine developed out of the search for a cheap convenient source of power
Why was the early model of steam engine expensive to run ?
Because it used alot of fuel
What did Watt figure out ?
He figured out how to make the steam engine work faster and more efficiently while burning less fuel
What did Clermont do ?
It made a successful trip in 1807 and it ferried passengers up and down hudson river
What technique did john mcadam use ?
He equipped roadbeds with a layer of large stones for drainage and on top he placed a carefully smoothed large layer of crushed rock
What are the effects the invention and perfection of the steam locomotive had ?
They made travel and trade faster and cheaper and more efficient and they also expanded cities and created time zones however they also caused environmental damage
