Dawn of the Industrial Age. Learning Points Learning Points Growth of population, cities, and urban migrationGrowth of population, cities, and urban migration

Dawn of the Industrial Dawn of the Industrial AgeAge

Dawn of the Industrial AgeDawn of the Industrial Age

Learning PointsLearning Points• Growth of population, cities, and urban Growth of population, cities, and urban

migrationmigration• Technological changes led to social Technological changes led to social

economic and cultural changeeconomic and cultural change

Dawn of the Industrial AgeDawn of the Industrial Age From the beginning of civilization to 1750, From the beginning of civilization to 1750,

most people lived on small farms.most people lived on small farms. This changed with the Industrial This changed with the Industrial

Revolution.Revolution.

Dawn of the Industrial AgeDawn of the Industrial Age 17501750 People make their own clothes & food.People make their own clothes & food. Few ever left their home villagesFew ever left their home villages Almost no one went overseasAlmost no one went overseas


The “West” was the The “West” was the first to industrialize:first to industrialize:

Then:Then:• BritainBritain• USAUSA• GermanyGermany• FranceFrance

Now:Now:• RussiaRussia• JapanJapan• TaiwanTaiwan• IsraelIsrael


Starting in 1700 Starting in 1700 the Agricultural the Agricultural Revolution beganRevolution began• Levees to reclaim Levees to reclaim

lands from the sealands from the sea• FertilizerFertilizer• Crop rotationCrop rotation• Seed drillSeed drill


Name 3 industrialized nations.Name 3 industrialized nations.



What were 2 reforms of the What were 2 reforms of the Agricultural Revolution?Agricultural Revolution?


Rich landowners Rich landowners “enclose” the land “enclose” the land – buy out the – buy out the peasants.peasants.

Larger fields were Larger fields were worked more worked more efficientlyefficiently

Jobless peasants Jobless peasants migrated to cities migrated to cities to look for work.to look for work.

Dawn of the Industrial AgeDawn of the Industrial Age Britain’s population Britain’s population

almost doubled from almost doubled from 1700 to 18001700 to 1800

5 million 5 million 9 million 9 million No famine because of No famine because of

extra foodextra food People eat more food People eat more food

so they were so they were healthier.healthier.

Better hygiene, Better hygiene, sanitation, and sanitation, and medicinemedicine


Scottish engineer Scottish engineer James Watt James Watt improves the improves the steam engine.steam engine.

Improvements Improvements allow it to be used allow it to be used to power factories, to power factories, trains, and boats.trains, and boats.


Using hot-burning Using hot-burning coal to “smelt” iron coal to “smelt” iron – to make it more – to make it more pure – resulted in pure – resulted in high quality, strong high quality, strong iron machines that iron machines that could be used in could be used in the new steam the new steam engines.engines.



Who is famous for improving the Who is famous for improving the steam engine?steam engine?


Iron used for Iron used for bridges, trains, bridges, trains, buildings and buildings and eventually, ships.eventually, ships.

With an abundance With an abundance of coal and iron, of coal and iron, Britain took the Britain took the lead in world lead in world technology.technology.

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Dawn of the Industrial Age. Learning Points Learning Points Growth of population, cities, and urban migrationGrowth of population, cities, and urban migration