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SST Flashcards

1
Q

What were our ancestors called?

A

Hunter gatherers

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2
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What did hunter gatherers realise 12,000 years ago?

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That they didn’t have to eat everything straight away, so they could store them and plant them

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What happened in the start of farming?

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They began to grow crops and rear animals to their farms

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4
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What were the 1st animals to be domesticated?

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Wild sheep

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5
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Settlements

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A place where people lived in groups (clusters of dwellings) when farming started

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6
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What would happen if farmers grew more than needed?

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They would swop it like we sell it with money (when money was invented)

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7
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When was the industrial revolution?

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1760 to 1840

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8
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Where did the industrial revolution start?

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In the UK

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9
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Industrial revolution

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The period where many new machines were invented and factories using these machines were built, 1760 -1840

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10
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What happened after/during the industrial revolution?

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People started pouring in from rural areas looking for work in new factories so some towns grew into cities

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11
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What is the percentage of people in urban areas?

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54%

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12
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Urbanization

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The increase in the percent of the population living in urban areas as people move in from rural areas

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13
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Hunter gatherers

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When we used to rely on hunting and fishing for food

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14
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Urban area

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A built-up area, opposite from rural

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Rural area

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An area that is mainly countryside and it may have villages as small towns

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16
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When and where did the Romans built a fort?

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In 79AD and it’s near the crossing point on the river medlock

17
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What was the fort that the Romans built called?

A

Mamucuim

18
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When did the Romans leave?

A

A little before the 13th century

19
Q

When did Flemish weavers come to manchester?

A

In the 14th century

20
Q

What was the population in 1760 in Manchester
?

A

17,000

21
Q

When was the start of the tradition of making wool and linen cloth?

A

The 14th century

22
Q

What happened in 1760?

A
  • The Industrial Revolution started
  • Cotton fibre began to be imported into Liverpool then Manchester through River Mersey by boat
23
Q

What was the population of Manchester in 1853?

A

Over 300,000 so manchester became a city

24
Q

What happened to the workers’ life?

A

It was not great for the workers because speculators built cheap houses to rent to them close to the mills and factories. Most had only 2 rooms (one up and one down), had no running water and people had to share outdoor privies (toilets) with dozens of people

25
Q

What are slums?

A

They are areas of very poor housing. In MC soot and fumes polluted the air,smelly rubbish lay everywhere, disease was rife, and children born there would die before the age of 5.

26
Q

Tenements

A

Taller housing that was built in courtyards off manchester’s main streets

27
Q

Was Manchester the only place to change like this in 1860?

A

No, London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow also grew fast

28
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How did manchester spread outward?

A

People grew wealthy so when the city became crowded they moved to its edges

29
Q

Why did the population fall?

A
  1. Manchester sold cloth but other countries sold it for cheaper
  2. Manchester couldn’t complete so they shut down
  3. people had to move to other places to find work
    (the same thing happened to the other cities in the UK)
30
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Why did the population rise again?

A

The city leaders had to regenerate the city

31
Q

Name 2 football teams in manchester.

A

Manchester United (1878) and Manchester City (1880)

32
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When did the population peak?

A

In 1931, 766,000

32
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How did the city leaders regenerate Manchester?

A
  • It has been promoted as a great place for sport
  • Has the UK’s second-biggest shopping centre: Trafford Centre
  • Has a lot of businesses
  • Trafford Park has been cleared to make way for new businesses
  • Has a modern city tram, a great road, and the UK’s 3rd biggest airport
  • The canal has been cleaned up
  • Run-down housing has been replaced by modern housing
  • Has a lot of entertainment places
  • Has a growing reputation for music and culture
32
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What % of people live in urban areas in the UK?

A

80%

33
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When did the population shrink?

A

In 2001, 393,000

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