Module 7 - Academic Vocab Flashcards

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Industrial Revolution

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Great increase in machine production that began in England in the 18th century.

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Enclosure

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Large closed-in field for farming.

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Crop Rotation

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Planting a different crop in the same field each year to allow the soil to regenerate.

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Industrialization

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Process of developing machine production of goods.

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Factors of Production

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Conditions needed to produce goods and services.

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Factory

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Building where goods are made.

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Entrepreneur

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Person who organizes, manages, and takes on the financial risk of a business enterprise.

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Henry Bessemer

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British engineer who developed a way to mass-produce steel cheaply.

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Urbanization

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City building and the movement of people to cities.

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Middle Class

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Social class of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers.