Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

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Word describing things related to or used in industry, including factory workers and products.

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Industrial

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What describes a new method, idea, product, etc. It can refer to something completely new or to a new change made to an existing product, idea or field.

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Innovation

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This is also known as work. It is a human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy. It includes the services performed by workers.

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Labor

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The production of large quantities of a product by an automated mechanical process.

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Mass Production

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The introduction of machines or automatic devices into a process, activity or place. Sometimes the act or process of introducing machines into an industry or other area of activity is in order to replace human labor.

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Mechanization

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The sudden, complete or marked change in something. This could be related to changes in areas such as an industry, an established government, a political system or other societal norms and practices.

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Revolution

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A worker who practices a trade or handicraft, creating something from start to finish by hand.

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Skilled Craftsperson

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An organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing and advocating for its members’ interests in respect to wages, benefits and working conditions.

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Union

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A line of machines, tools and workers in a factory that a product moves along while it is being built or produced.

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Assembly Line