Industrial revolution
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- The Industrial Revolution was a time in the 18th century when many important inventions were made. Many of these inventions made work easier and cheaper. As these inventions created new manufacturing and industry, many people also moved away from farms into cities. It was a time of very rapid change in the world.
- Machines were invented which replaced human laborNew energy sources were developed to power the new machinery – water, steam, electricity, oil(gas, kerosene)
- Transportation improved Ships○ Wooden ships → Iron ships → Steel ships○ Wind-powered sails → Steam-powered boilers Trains Automobiles
- Communication improved :Telegraph Telephone Radio
- •Advances in agriculture were also made.•The invention of the seed drill allowed farmers to plant many more seeds much more quickly.•The reaper allowed farmers to harvest their crops more efficiently.
- population growth: greater food supply led to a population boomPoor famers moved into citiesHuman numbers through the ages
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