Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

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farming; the process of cultivating plants and raising animals for human consumption

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agriculture

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a turning point in history that leads to significant and lasting political, economic, geographic, and social change

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Revolution

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the process by which an economy is transformed from one that is primarily agricultural to an economy based on manufacturing

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Industrialization

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the process by which individuals and organizations generate new ideas and put them into practice

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Innovation

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the use of knowledge to invent new devices, tools, methods, and processes

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technology

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a human-made waterway that allows boats and ships to pass from one body of water to another

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canal

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fabric (cloth) that is woven, such as cotton or linen

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textile

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the amount of something available, such as raw materials or manufactured goods

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supply

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how much of something people want and are willing to pay for it

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demand

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the process of making products or goods

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manufacturing