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01 THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, Garazi García Antruejo 4.B 11 - Coggle…
01 THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Industrialisation
changed the course of History
changed the society and the economy
impact in the environment
18th century
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Industrial revolution
transition from a society based on agriculture to one based on industry
Economies were modernised at different speeds
Main Features
Technological
use of energy sources from fossil fuels
Replacement from manual work to machines
Socioeconomical
increase in the production and sales
the appearance of the working class or proletariat
higher population in urban areas
growth in world wealth (incomes and goods and services)
Cultural
emergence of the industrial bourgeoisie
ENGLAND: THE HOME OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The first industrial revolution
began in England in 1750
changes in the way things were produced.
decline of crafts
high production levels, very low prices
hurt to craft manufacturers
Guilds
produced a type of craft in the same territory
good quality
made it more expensive
TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES
technical and scientific advances
machines and workers in the same place, the cost of production lower
prices of manufactured goods fall.
EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
There was an increase in demand for industrial products
the expansion of the empire helped to the revolution
THE STEAM ENGINE AND THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Steam engine
the cornerstone of the First Industrial Revolution
replaced animal and human power
adapted to many uses
textile and agricultural machines
railways
ships
Textile industry
pioneering
hydraulic energy replaced by mechanical looms
Steel industry
lot of demand for iron instruments and machinery for the agricultural and textile sectors
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