Unit 6 Vocab Quiz 1

Define Industrial Revolution

• a period of significant economic and social change during the late 18th century, marked by a shift from hand production to machine-based manufacturing in factories, leading to increased production, urbanization, and major transformations in society, including the rise of new technologies like steam power and the development of the factory system

• manufactured in large quantities by an automated mechanical process.

• a world-famous exhibition of the industrial and cultural achievements of the Victorian era. It took place in London's Hyde Park from May to October 1851.

• A multistory glass and steel structure the length of three city blocks.

Define Canal

• a wide waterway that has several waterfalls along it for viewing

• an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.

• a natural waterway that does not allow for boats or ships to pass through

• an artificial waterway that is for swimming

Define Mass produced

• Created exclusively for individual customers.
• Manufactured only by hand without any machinery.
• manufactured in large quantities by an automated mechanical process.

• Produced in small batches with custom designs.

Define Capital

• Capital is the process of investing in stocks and bonds.
• Capital is the total amount of debt a company has.
• Capital refers to the physical buildings and machinery of a business.
• money and other resources set aside for building a business

Define Capitalism

• System of private ownership of industry and industrial resources

• Promotes equal distribution of wealth among all citizens.

• Based on communal ownership of resources and goods.

• System where the government controls all production.

Define Consumers

• people who buy goods, or services

• Consumers are entities that provide services to other businesses.
• Consumers are individuals who produce goods for others.
• Consumers are only businesses that sell products.

Define the Steam engine

• A steam engine is a device that generates electricity using water.
• A steam engine is a type of internal combustion engine.
• A steam engine is a machine that cools steam to create ice.
• Revolutionary technology that used steam from water heated by coal fire to power numerous devices.

Define Bessemer process

• A process for making glass by melting silica and soda ash.
• A method of mass-producing steel-a combination of iron and carbon that is more durable and more resistant to rust than pure iron.

• A method for producing aluminum from bauxite by electrolysis.
• A technique for refining gold using cyanide solution.

Define the Great Exhibition of 1851

• a world-famous exhibition of the industrial and cultural achievements of the Victorian era. It took place in London's Hyde Park from May to October 1851.

• A political summit for world leaders in 1851
• An agricultural fair held in the United States
• A festival celebrating art and music in Paris

Define the Crystal Palace

• A famous painting by Van Gogh
• A multistory glass and steel structure the length of three city blocks.

• A type of gemstone found in Australia
• A modern skyscraper in New York