THE ORIGINS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: ACTIVITIES

-What is the Industrial Revolution? Where and when did it begin?
It was a period of profound economic and social changes in Britain i the 18th century. It was caused by the use of machinery.

- What were the reasons to decrease the death rate?
The reasons to decrease the death rate were better nutrition, use of soap, drink clean water and the use of vaccine. For all of these reasons, the epidemics were less than other times.

- What was the Norfolk System?
The Norfolk System was a new farming technique in which the land was divided into four fields and the land received the nutrients from the plants like clover.

-What was the new mentality in the 18 th century in Britain?
The new mentality was that the British bourgeoisie was more open to investment,business risk and so on.