Question 1

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Dramatic improvements in manufacturing and technology, making way for modern technology

(~1760-1840)

Question 2

What is industrialization?

Accepted Answer

Production becoming more mechanic

(using more machines/technology and less human labor)

Question 3

What was the Second Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Improvements in agricultural techniques in Britain

(happened right before the Industrial Revolution; the first Agricultural Revolution was 10,000 years ago)

Question 4

What is crop rotation?

Accepted Answer

The practice of rotating different crops on a plot every year

(helps improve soil health; part of the Second Agricultural Revolution)

Question 5

What is the seed drill?

Accepted Answer

A machine to efficiently plant seeds

(part of the Second Agricultural Revolution)

Question 6

What was the cottage industry system?

Accepted Answer

A production system before the Industrial Revolution where people produced goods in their own home

Question 7

What were the spinning jenny and water frame?

Accepted Answer

Early devices for producing cotton in factories

Question 8

Who were James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright?

Accepted Answer

Two inventors in the Industrial Revolution that created the spinning jenny and water frame

Question 9

What was the factory system?

Accepted Answer

A method of production involving factories and machinery

(opposite of the cottage industry system)

Question 10

What is the system of interchangeable parts?

Accepted Answer

A way of designing goods, so that if one part breaks it can easily be replaced

(created by Eli Whitney to manufacture firearms for the US; soon adopted around the world)

Question 11

What is the division of labor?

Accepted Answer

Assigning different parts of the manufacturing process to different people

(result of the system of interchangeable parts; improved efficiency)

Question 12

What is the specialization of labor in factories?

Accepted Answer

Having each worker focus on one part of the manufacturing process

(part of division of labor and the Industrial Revolution)

Question 13

What is an assembly line?

Accepted Answer

A series of workers and machines that assemble goods

(created by Henry Ford to manufacture cars)

Question 14

How did Britain's geography make it a leader in industrialization?

Accepted Answer

Britain was located around many seaways, allowing it to import raw materials and export finished goods

(seaways=paths boats can take through water)

Question 15

What was the Enclosure Movement?

Accepted Answer

British movement to change publically owned land into privately owned land

(occurred during the Industrial Revolution)

Question 16

How did the Enclosure Movement affect demographics?

Accepted Answer

Small farmers that lost their jobs migrated to big cities, such as Manchester and Liverpool

(in the cities, they provided labor for industrial factories)

5.3 - Industrialization Begins, AP World History: Modern Flashcards