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    Introduction to the

    Industrial Revolution
    Year 9 Humanities
    Do Now

    ◦ Have you heard the term ‘revolution’ before?

    Brainstorm key words and/or a definition in small


    groups then share with the class.
    Revolution definition

    ◦ A radical change impacting the way


    society operates. The change is usually
    sudden and reaches a large amount of
    people.
    Technological
    Revolution
    ◦What do you think is
    meant by
    ‘technological
    revolution’?

    ◦How has technology


    changed people’s
    lives? Write a list.

    ◦Categorise changes
    into POSITIVE and
    NEGATIVE.
    The Industrial
    Revolution
    ◦ The Industrial Revolution first
    occurred in Britain. It was a period
    that transformed farming processes
    and the way things were
    manufactured.
    ◦ The way people worked and lived
    dramatically changed during this time.
    ◦ Time period: 1700 – 1800s
    Life before the 1700s
    ◦ Life did not change dramatically from Ancient times until the 1700s in Europe. Agriculture and
    technology did not change much in 2000+ years!

    ◦ The idea of ‘mass production’ did not exist during this time period. Things were bought and grown
    locally, often in each families own home.

    ◦ Many people did not have ‘jobs’ as we now know them. They worked in the home and provided for
    their own families. Building, sewing, cooking and food production all happened in the home.

    Mass production: The production of goods in large quantities using factories and machines. For
    example - imagine how our clothes are produced now.
    Changes
    ◦ The Industrial Revolution completely changed the
    way goods were produced. Human labour was
    replaced by machines (however keep in mind that
    people had to operate those machines).

    ◦ Technology and Industry has advanced more in the


    last 250 years than in the previous 2500+ years of
    known human history.

    ◦ New jobs were created e.g. in factories and mines.

    ◦ People migrated from rural to city areas for work.

    Can you identify possible positive and


    negative consequences of such huge changes?
    Developments

    ◦ New energy sources were developed to power new machinery. For


    example: water, steam, electricity and oil.

    ◦ There was an increased use of metals and minerals such as aluminium,


    copper, coal and iron.

    ◦ The textile industry was revolutionised with inventions such as spinning


    machines and the cotton gin.
    ◦ Transportation technology improved:
    - Ships (evolved from wood to steel to iron)
    - Trains and railroads
    - Automobiles

    ◦ Communication improved:
    - Telegraph
    - Telephone
    - Radio
    Developments

    ◦ Mass production of goods


    - Increased number of goods
    - Increased diversity of goods produced

    ◦ Development of the factory system of


    production

    ◦ Rural-to-urban migration
    - Many people left farms to work in cities
    Why did the industrial revolution begin in
    England?
    ◦ England had many natural resources necessary for starting the Industrial Revolution.
    - For example: vast reserves of coal and iron.

    ◦ Around this time England has also started to colonise countries such as India, which provided them with
    raw materials (particularly those used for cloth and textile related production).
    Mass production of goods began as a result of
    developing machinery and the factory system.

    Summary
    Increased amount and diversity of goods became
    available.

    The Industrial Revolution began in Britain partly


    due to the availability of necessary resources.

    As a result of the new way of manufacturing,


    people moved from the rural areas to the cities
    rapidly to gain work in the factories.

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