2. Industrial Revolution
• Was from 1750 to 1850
• Began in Britain but went through all
the European
Tuesday, December 11, 12
3. What is Urbanization
• Urbanization is when people move from their
own homes on a farm to a home in the city
for a job so that they don’t have to rely on
themselves
• A business or factory in someones own home
• There was a migration of people from rural
to urban during the Industrial Revolution
Tuesday, December 11, 12
4. Agricultural Revolution
• Growing different types of crops to
keep the land fertile
• The agricultural revolution led to the
industrial revolution because it
pushed for the changes in the
industries. In other words people
wanted a easier way to do things and
so the industrial revolution began.
Tuesday, December 11, 12
5. Textiles
• Textiles were the first
industry to boom
• Textiles are anything
made of cloth such as
clothing
• Eli Whitney invented
the cotton gin
Tuesday, December 11, 12
6. Steam Engine
• James Watt improved
the Steam Engine
• Invented in 1755
• Provided better
transportation for
absolutely anything
Tuesday, December 11, 12
7. Bessemer Process
• The Bessemer
Process was a new
way to make steel
• Henry Bessemer
Created the Bessemer
Process
• It made steel cheaper
Tuesday, December 11, 12
8. Pasteurization
• Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and Microbiologist
• He created pasteurization which killed bacteria in milk
and made milk safer to drink
Tuesday, December 11, 12
9. Thomas Edison
• Edison invented lots of
things including talking
dolls, phonograph, and
electric lights
• Had 1,093 patents in the
U.S. alone
• Many of life's failures are
people who did not realize
how close they were to
success when they gave
up. -Thomas A. Edison
Tuesday, December 11, 12
10. Romanticism
• Romanticism is a movement in the
arts and literature that originated in
the late 18th century, emphasizing
inspiration, subjectivity, and the
primacy of the individual
• Charles Dickens and Mary Shelly
were writers during that time period
• It arose as a reaction to the
Enlightenment and the French
Revolution
Tuesday, December 11, 12
