World History Industrialization Vocabulary

A pre-industrial system of manufacturing in which workers crafted products in their homes using raw materials supplied by merchants

• Factory system
• Cottage system
• Domestic system
• Pre-industrial system

An industrial system of manufacturing in which workers, raw materials, and machinery are gathered under the same roof

• Factory system
• LEGO system
• Domestic system
• Industrial system

Beginning in the late 1700s, a period in which mechanical power replaced muscle power for the production of goods

• The Revolution
• Mechanical Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Electric Revolution

The high-volume, low-cost manufacture of identical items through the use of specialization and interchangeable parts

• Assembly line
• Production
• Large scale production manufacture
• Mass production

Complete control by one firm of the production and/or the supply of a good

• Monopoly
• Scrabble
• Total Control
• Dominance

A small independent manufacturing business that is owned and operated by an individual or a family, typically operating out of a home rather than a purpose-built facility.

• Mom and Pop
• Cottage industry
• Independent Industry
• Family Industry

The growth of cities

• Expansion
• Retraction
• Colonization
• Urbanization

A country's collective means of supporting itself or becoming wealthier, as represented by its reserves of minerals, land, and other assets.

• National Assets
• Resources
• Economic ways and means
• Supportive Infostructiure

The tools, machines, and buildings used to produce goods and services.

• Capital
• Business materials
• Monetary backing
• Invested principle

A type of cloth or woven fabric.

• Cotton
• Wool
• Textiles
• Sherpa