The Industrial Revolution (part 2) Flashcard

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What period is known for a rapid change in how people moved and lived and how things were made?

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The Industrial Revolution

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What is the factory system?

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A system that allowed for more things to be made faster and cheaper.

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What is a centralized workplace?

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A factory where all the workers came to make something.

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What is mass production?

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Making products that are all the same in large quantities using a machine.

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What does division of labor mean?

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Each worker has a specialized job that is part of the whole process.

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What is the workforce?

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All the people working in the factory.

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Who invented the telephone in 1876?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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What is a patent?

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A document that states who was the first to invent something and gets the money that comes from that invention.

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Who invented the light bulb in 1879?

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Thomas Edison

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What invention allowed factories to operate at night?

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Light bulb