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 \n􀂀 The Industrial Revolution was a fundamental change in the way goods were produced, from human labor to machines  \n􀂀 The more efficient means of production  \nand subsequent higher levels of production triggered far-reaching changes to industrialized societies  \nThe Industrial Revolution  \n􀂀 Machines were invented which replaced human labor  \n􀂀 New energy sources were developed to power the new machinery – water, steam, electricity, oil (gas, kerosene)  \n􀁹 Some historians place advances in atomic, solar, and wind energy at the later stages of the Industrial Revolution  \n􀂀 Increased use of metals and minerals  \n􀁹 Aluminum, coal, copper, iron, etc.  \nThe Industrial Revolution  \n􀂀 Transportation improved  \n􀁹 Ships  \n○ Wooden ships → Iron ships → Steel ships  \n○ Wind-powered sails → Steam-powered boilers  \n􀁹 Trains  \n􀁹 Automobiles  \n􀂀 Communication improved  \n􀁹 Telegraph  \n􀁹 Telephone  \n􀁹 Radio  \nDevelopments  \n􀂀 Mass production of goods  \n􀁹 Increased numbers of goods  \n􀁹 Increased diversity of goods produced  \n􀂀 Development of factory system of production  \n􀂀 Rural-to-urban migration  \n􀁹 People left farms to work in cities  \n􀂀 Development of capitalism  \n􀁹 Financial capital for continued industrial growth  \n􀂀 Development and growth of new socio-economic classes  \n􀁹 Working class, bourgeoisie, and wealthy industrial class  \n􀂀 Commitment to research and development  \n􀁹 Investments in new technologies  \n􀁹 Industrial and governmental interest in promoting invention, the sciences, and overall industrial growth  \nBackground of the Industrial Revolution  \n􀂀 Commercial Revolution  \n􀁹 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries  \n􀁹 Europeans expanded their power worldwide  \n􀁹 Increased geographic knowledge  \n􀁹 Colonies in the Americas and Asia  \n􀁹 Increased trade and commerce  \n􀁹 Guild system could not meet the demands of increasing numbers goods  \nBackground of the Industrial Revolution  \n􀂀 Scientific Revolution  \n􀁹 17th and 18th centuries  \n􀁹 Discoveries of Boyle, Lavoisier, Newton, etc.  \n􀂀 Intellectual Revolution  \n􀁹 17th and 18th centuries  \n􀁹 Writings of Locke, Voltaire, etc.  \n􀂀 Atmosphere of discovery and free intellectual inquiry  \n􀁹 Greater knowledge of the world  \n􀁹 Weakened superstition and tradition  \n􀁹 Encouraged learning and the search for better and newer ways of doing things  \nDevelopment of the Domestic System of Production  \n􀂀 Domestic system developed in England  \n􀂀 Late 1600s-late 1800s  \n􀂀 Domestic system of production – “putting out”system  \n􀁹 Businesspeople delivered raw materials to workers’homes  \n􀁹 Workers manufactured goods from these raw materials in their homes (typically articles of clothing)  \n􀁹 Businesspeople picked up finished goods and paid workers wages based on number of items  \n􀂀 Domestic system could not keep up with demand  \nFactory System  \n􀂀 Developed to replace the domestic system of production  \n􀂀 Faster method of production  \n􀂀 Workers concentrated in a set location  \n􀂀 Production anticipated demand  \n􀁹 For example: Under the domestic system, a woman might select fabric and have a businessperson give it to a home-based worker to make into a dress. Under the factory system, the factory owner bought large lots of popular fabrics and had workers create multiple dresses in common sizes, anticipating that women would buy them.","cbCaifJH6GXN29Bv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifJH6GXN29Bv","pdf",962396,44,"English","# Historical Significance of the Industrial Revolution\n## What was the Industrial Revolution?\n## The Industrial Revolution\n## Developments\n## Background of the Industrial Revolution\n## Development of the Domestic System of Production\n## Factory System","[{\"question\":\"What changed during the Industrial Revolution in how goods were produced?\",\"answer\":\"Goods production shifted from human labor to machines, supported by more efficient methods that increased output across industrial societies.\"},{\"question\":\"Which new energy sources powered industrial machinery?\",\"answer\":\"Water, steam, electricity, and oil (including gas and kerosene) were developed to power machinery, with some historians placing later advances such as atomic, solar, and wind energy in later stages.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the domestic system of production differ from the factory system?\",\"answer\":\"The domestic system relied on businesspeople delivering raw materials to workers’ homes for home-based manufacturing, while the factory system concentrated workers in one location and produced items in anticipation of demand.\"}]","Historical Significance of the Industrial Revolution | PDF",1792385130,111]