Industrial revolution -reading check (CORRECTED)

the industrial revolution was

• the transition from human and animal labor into machinery

• the transition from human into machines

• the invention of machines

• the transition of machinery into human and animal labor

machinery was mainly powered by

• coal

• gas

• electricity

• oil

One of the greatest technological advances IN 1712 was

• The row boat

• the compass

• the coal burning facility

• the steam engine

these were common characteristics of England before the IR

• inadequate food

• poor hyginie

• polluted water

• no sewage system

• short life expectancy

where did the IR begin?

• France

• Russia

• Germany

• England

this/these were benefits of the invention of locomotive

• cheap transportation

• hundreds of new jobs

• enhanced agricultural industries

• comfortable travel

the spinning jenny was a

• textile machine

• agricultural machine

• transport machine

how many children would women have on average in the 17th century?

• 6

• 2

• 1

• 24

the living standards during the IR were

• whole families sharing one bedroom

• dirty shelters

• low school enrolment rations

• the black plague was striking at the time

• new pandemics arose

These were some conditions workers had to endure

• 12 - 14 hour shfts

• beating of children

• accidents

• 8 hour shifts

• overskilled competition