The other day in class I learned about the Ingredients of
Industrialization. My teacher asked our class why the Industrialization was so
revolutionary. The answer to that is because the Industrialization changed the
way of living for the better. There are four elements to the Industrialization,
people, technology, transportation, and resources. Without these four elements
the Industrialization would not have been revolutionary.
Transportation during the Industrialization allowed large
quantities of goods to be more accessible. The invention of steam locomotives
and steam engines helped deliver the goods faster and easier than ever before.
This allowed growth in cities and made trading of short-lived goods possible
over the long distance trade routes. Steam locomotives made railroads possible;
which allowed faster trading for people allowing them to no longer follow
rivers. By the late 1800s steam boats sailed the ocean and could transport 10
to 20 times more than previous ships. Now that the transportation was faster
and more efficient much needed resources were easier to get.
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During the Industrial Revolution people’s lives changed
greatly. Farmers combined smaller fields into larger ones to make better use of
the land. They also used new farming machines and fertilizer to renew the soil.
This allowed more crops to flourish. With more crops growing the death rates
decreased. The abundance of food reduced the risk of famine and people began to
eat healthier causing them to grow stronger. The population growth grew rapidly
as less people had work which reduced the hard labor.
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