The First Industrial Revolution was a period from about 1760 to 1840 marked by major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport that had profound effects on socioeconomic conditions.
Steam Engine: An engine that uses steam pressure or vacuum to produce motion; it was instrumental in powering machinery during the First Industrial Revolution.
Textile Industry: A sector focused on producing cloth; it was among the first industries affected by industrialization with inventions like spinning jenny and power loom.
Urbanization: The process where an increasing percentage of population lives in cities rather than rural areas; it accelerated during industrial revolution due to job opportunities created in factories.
AP European History - 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
AP European History - 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
AP European History - 6.3 Second-Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
AP European History - 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
AP European History - 6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization
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