Industrial revolution Flashcards
1
Q
What was before 1750
A
-Had small worlds/villages
-Didn’t know much about the outside world
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2
Q
How were they self sufficient
A
-Made their own stuff
-Food
-Clothes
3
Q
What is the 2nd agricultural revolution?
A
-Fertilizer
-Seed drill
-Enclosure
-Crop rotation
4
Q
Seed drill
A
-Planted seeds
-1 person operates
-Perfect rows=more effeciant
5
Q
Fertilizer
A
-Found on islands, spread on crops
-Gave nutrients to crops
-Population growth
6
Q
Enclosure
A
-Wealthy landowners bought land from peasants
-Peasants moved to cities
7
Q
What did more Crops do
A
Led to expediential growth growth
8
Q
Job specialization + population growth
A
-Farmers can now do other jobs
-Better population
9
Q
What were the new discoveries in energy & design
A
-Steam power (coal)
-Iron ore + Steel
-Built strong things like bridges
