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