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The industrial revolution (The worker's life (industrial labour…
The industrial revolution
the origins
open fields were inclosed into smaller portionts of land, the soil was made more fertile
animals were bred selectively
the population increased and the agricolture was intensified
the clothing of ordinary peolpe changed with the introdction of linen underwear, stockings, ribbons
the Black death and the rise in living standard that followed it
the beginning
good for pleasure: tobacco, tea, coffee, alcohol
clothing marked the beginning because mass consuption of machine-goods started
technological innovation
heavy investiment in technological development increased and innovation became linked to energy generated from coal
geografy changed: Midlands and the North
as a result, cheaper products met the growing demand for goods
people shifted from country side to the new industrial areas: mushroom town
succession of technological innovation that transformed the productivity
The worker's life
industrial labour imposed new work patterns
65-70 hours a week, discipline, monotony
children were employed in mines
women and children were higlhy prized beacause payed less and easier to control
health and diet deteriorated with an increase in the mortality rate
industrial cities lacked of elementary services and houses were overcrowded