Industrial Revolution

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Industrial Revolution by Mind Map: Industrial Revolution

1. Changes and advances in the Cotton and Textile Industry

1.1. There were many changes and advances that helped become the industrial revolution. First thing is that that the cotton and textile industry created the steam engine and many machinery's were created to make working easier. Textile manufacturing was created and it became a profitable industry.

1.1.1. The materials and the weavers created this industry. Inventions such as the Spinning Jenny and the water frame.

2. Power and Raw Materials: Coal, Iron and Steam

2.1. These materials powered the world at the time. The coal was need to fuel the steam engines and the steam was needed to pump water and lift produce. Coal was also used to produce iron, and iron was needed to make good for people such as water pipes and rails. Steam was powered many of the new inventions such as ships with no sails but instead steam power.

2.1.1. The cause of this people and natural causes. These materials come from the Earth, but people found it. Which is how it came to us.

3. Population growth and Urbanization

3.1. The population grew about 57% to 700 million, which was huge back then. The Black Plague reduced the world population before then by 75 million the 1300's. But luckily by the 1800's the population came back with an even bigger number, 1 billion.

3.2. Urbanization was another big part of the Industrial Revolution. By 1851, the urban population had grown to 41%. This shift in where people lived also meant a big shift in the kind of work they did. People also searched for work and new ways of life, like cities.

3.2.1. Population growth is caused by people. Urbanization is caused by an increase in people moving from rural areas to urban migration.

4. Changes in Farming (The Agricultural Revolution)

4.1. The changes in farming were major. The people developed new techniques to make farming easier. The livestock improved immensely and many new plants were found. There was also and amplification in food production. They were new crops and most importantly new inventions were created. The agricultural output increased about by 3 times.

4.1.1. New farming techniques and improved livestock breeding is what caused the agricultural revolution.