Sunday, September 7, 2014

A Revolutionary Revolution

      The Industrial Revolution brought many new aspects to everyday life. The revolution opened windows to trading, mass production, formal schooling, the improvement in weapons and medicine, etc.  In class we had a question to answer. The question was, "What was 'revolutionary' about industrialization?" To answer that question we learned about four different enhancements that were created during the revolution. They were people, technology, resources, and transportation.
      People played a big part in the Industrial Revolution. People improved farming during the revolution. The Dutch built earthen walls called dikes to reclaim land from the sea. This technique became important because it made more room in the fields for more crops to grow. The more room you have the more food you can produce at one time. Along with farming, people also developed ways that made farming less labor intense. The improvements made in farming helped decline the death rates. Agricultural advances reduced the risk of famine and better hygiene and better medical care came with. Since people were generaly more healthy due to these achievements women were able to produce healthier and stronger offspring to help in the future. People were one of the major aspects of the Industrial Revolution because they were able to produce techniques that kept them strong during this time period. 
                        
                      http://www.cmigroupe.com/en/p/history

      One of the other huge factors in the Industrial Revolution was the advances made in transportation. The new transportation system enabled better shipping, could send more goods to different places, allowed more people to have access to goods, and provided more jobs. All this was made possible by the invention of the Steam Locomotive. The Steam Locomotive powered the trains that pulled carriages filled with goods to their destinations. It also made it easier for factory owners to supply people from far away with their goods. Along with the Steam Locomotive was the Steam Boat. The Steam Boat enabled faster shipping and could carry a larger amount than the ship. Transportation was so revolutionary because it changed the way people thought about receiving and sending goods. The people in the communities didn't have to just rely on each other to get the wanted supplies. They could now branch off to other communities to get the desired goods. 




       

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