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Industrial Revolution - ADVANCED Vocabulary

This advanced vocabulary goes beyond the 5th grade standards. Want to learn more about history? Study these key terms. Then celebrate your knowledge by playing the games.
Created by L. Wenzinger (2010)

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industrialisma system based on the use of machines rather than on animal or human power
Agricultural Revolutionsweeping changes in farming
enclosure movementa movement begun when Parliament allowed large landowners to fence off common lands
textilewoven cloth
crop rotationrotating crops on three fields instead of two
domestic systemworkers spun and wove wool into cloth in their own homes
factory systema method of production that brought machines & workers together in one place
urbanizationthe movement of people from rural areas to cities
monopolytotal control of industry
industrial capitalismthe system based on the industrial production of goods
partnershiptwo or more entrepreneurs
corporationorganizations owned by stockholders who buy shares in a company
trade unionan association of workers with the same skill who unite to improve wages, benefits, working conditions and worker rights
strikethe refusal to work
socialisman idea where the government should own and control factories, land, capital (money), and raw materials
means of productionfactories, land, capital, and raw materials
assembly linea product moving along a conveyor belt from worker to worker
mass productionthe manufacture of huge quantities of identical goods at cheap prices
interchangeable partsthe use of machine-made parts that are exactly alike
division of laborworkers are assigned specialized tasks on an assembly line


5th Grade Teacher, ELA/SS, Escolares Academy
Harbison West Elementary School
Columbia, SC

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