Key Concepts Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Agrarian revolution
A
Innovations like crop rotation, new machinery and closure movement increased food production
Fewer farmers needed on farm more workers available for factories
2
Q
Origins/causes of Industrial Revolution
A
Abundant natural resource (iron coal)
Stable government and economic system
Large labor force from the agricultural revolution
Access to markets through colonies and trade
3
Q
Key inventions
A
First Industrial Revolution
Spinning Jenny, water frame, steam engine
Second Industrial Revolution
Bessemer process (steel, electricity, internal combustion engine
