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The Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late...

a)

1600s

b)

1700s

c)

1800s

2.

Inventors built ________ that copied human actions at a faster rate

a)

machines

b)

transportations

c)

buildings

3.

Examples of these inventions are ...

a)

the spinning jenny

b)

automobile

c)

the steam engine

4.

Previously, goods were made by ________ in villages but the invention of the steam engine changed that.

a)

engineers

b)

artisans

c)

soldiers

5.

Steam engines transform _____ into power.

a)

air

b)

smoke

c)

steam

6.

The steam engine was also used for transports like...

a)

cars

b)

trains

c)

steamboats

7.

During this time, the (1) royal society started becoming less important than the (2) urban society, who were normal people who became rich through trade.

Another name for these people are...

a)

(1) nobility, (2) bourgeoisie

b)

(1) bourgeoisie, (2) nobility

8.

The workers (3) were people who did not have wealth. They decided to emigrate to cities to work.

Another name for them are...

a)

proletarians

b)

professionals

9.

However, they worked in bad conditions, including (a)   workers.

10.

The workers demanded something better but were denied by the urban society. What did they demand for?

a)

working conditions

b)

salaries

c)

tasks

11.

This led to many conflicts and strikes, which eventually resulted in the current working conditions such as the end of child labour and a fixed amount of...

a)

working days

b)

rest days

c)

vacations