Industrial Revolution Review Part 1

What is the Industrial Revolution?

• A time of rapid growth of factories and machines

• A time of rapid growth of agriculture and farming

• A time of rapid growth of technology and computers

• A time of rapid growth of transportation and cars

Where did the Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions begin?

• United States

• Great Britain

• France

• China

What is the Agricultural Revolution?

• When people started using machines to farm

• When people started using machines to build factories

• When people started using machines to produce clothing

• When people started using machines to transport goods

What does the term 'textile' refer to?

• Cloth or clothing

• Machines used in factories

• Agricultural tools and equipment

• Transportation vehicles

Which of the following was a new technology during the Industrial Revolution?

• Steam Engine

• Horse and carriage

• Handloom

• Hand tools

Who designed the steam engine that could power large machines?

• James Watt

• James Hargreaves

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

What did the spinning jenny do?

• Spun silk into thread quickly

• Spun cotton into thread quickly

• Spun linen into thread quickly

• Spun wool into thread quickly

What did the powered loom revolutionize?

• The textile industry

• The transportation industry

• The agriculture industry

• The construction industry

What gave rise to factories during the Industrial Revolution?

• The birth of new technology

• The rise of artisans

• The decline of agriculture

• The increase in population

What is an assembly line?

• A series of workers and machines form a line to put together a product

• A line of people waiting to enter a factory

• A line of machines used for transportation

• A line of artisans working on handmade products