Unit 7 Flashcards
Great increase in machine production that began in England in the 18th century
Industrial Revolution
Large closed-in field for farming
Enclosure
Planting a different crop in a different field each year
Crop Rotation
Process of developing machine production of goods
Industrialization
Conditions needed to produce goods and services
Factors of production
Building where goods are made
Factory
Person who organizes, manages, and takes on the financial risk of a business enterprise
Entrepreneur
What is urbanization?
The growth of cities and the migration of people into them
Why did more people decide to move to cities at this time?
It was caused by the growth of the factory system, where the manufacturing of goods was concentrated in a central location
A social class made up of skilled workers, ect
middle class
the growth of cities and the migration of people into them.
urbanization
a social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, businesspeople, and wealthy farmers.
middle class
An outbreak or unusually high occurrence of a disease or illness in a population or area
Epidemic
the population of blue-collar workers, particularly skilled and semiskilled laborers, who differ in values, but not necessarily in income
Working class
organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment
Luddites
