Industrial Revolution Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is the industry?
The economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacturing of goods in factories.
What is agriculture?
Farming practices that improved during the Agricultural Revolution, increasing food production.
What is a population explosion?
A rapid increase in population due to improved living conditions and food supply.
What is the domestic system?
A pre-industrial manufacturing system where goods were made at home.
What is the factory system?
A method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor in factories.
What are the Spinning Jenny and Flying Shuttle?
Key inventions that revolutionized the textile industry.
Who is Richard Arkwright?
An inventor and entrepreneur who developed the water frame and founded early factories.
What are factories?
Buildings where goods are manufactured using machines.
What is the steam engine?
A key invention that powered machines, trains, and ships during the Industrial Revolution.
What is urbanisation?
The growth of cities due to people moving from rural to urban areas for work.
What diseases spread rapidly in overcrowded industrial cities?
Smallpox, cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis.
What is an epidemic?
A widespread outbreak of infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
What does ‘Workshop of the world’ refer to?
A phrase describing Britain’s dominance in industrial production in the 19th century.
