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The Industrial Revolution: A Catalyst for Global Change

Explore the factors like Agricultural Revolution, Population Explosion, and Energy Revolution that ignited the Industrial Revolution. Understand how advancements in technology and new sources of energy transformed manufacturing and changed societies worldwide. Discover the impact of the Enclosure Movement and how it led to improved standards of living.

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The Industrial Revolution: A Catalyst for Global Change

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  1. What Caused the Industrial Revolution? World History 1/4/13

  2. Industrialization is the growth of manufacturing activity in an economy or region. Industrializtion

  3. Several factors and events lead to the Industrial Revolution. • Agricultural Revolution • Population Explosion • Energy Revolution Several Factors/Events

  4. 2nd Agricultural Revolution • Dutch built dikes to protect farmland from the sea. Used animal fertilizer to improve soil. • British discovered ways to produce more food and invented the seed drill (deposited seeds in rows rather than scattering them wastefully over the land). • Improvements lead to better food production. Agricultural Revolution

  5. Go to page 197 • Read the section titled “Enclosure Movement.” • Answer the following writing prompt: What were the results of the enclosure movement? • Be sure to write down the definition of “enclosure” in your notes Quick Assignment

  6. People ate better. • Women gave birth to healthier babies. • Improvements in medical care slowed the death rate. • This population explosion created a demand for more goods. Population Explosion

  7. Lead to an energy revolution. • Water wheels powered new machines. • Coals was used to fuel the steam engine. • Technology advancements lead to the faster production of goods. New Technology

  8. Began in England in the late 1700s. • Period of rapid change. • Machines replaced human labor and new sources of energy were found. Industrial Revolution

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