1. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

2. VOCABULARY Industrial Revolution: beginning in the late 1700s, a period in which mechanical power replaced muscle power for the production of goods Labor: The people who do the work Raw Materials: A material or substance used in the production or manufacturing of a good.

3. VOCABULARY Productivity: the amount of goods or services that result for each unit of required resources used (output per unit of input Bessemer process: an inexpensive method for converting iron to steel by using a blast of air to remove carbon from molten iron Domestic system: a pre-industrial system of manufacturing in which workers crafted products in their homes Factory system: an industrial system of manufacturing in which workers, raw materials, and machinery are gathered under the same roof

4. VOCABULARY Capitalism: an economic system, based on the premise of self-interest, in which all resources are privately owned Mass Production - the manufacture of identical items through the use of specialization and interchangeable parts Monopoly: complete control by one firm of the production and/or the supply of a good Urbanization: the process of turning a rural area or village into a town or city