Industrial Revolution

NCSS Content Standards:

2b. Identify and use key concepts such as chronology, causality, change, conflict, and complexity to explain, analyze, and show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity.
2c. Identify and describe selected historical periods and patterns of change within and across cultures, such as the rise of civilizations, the development of transportation systems, the growth and breakdown of colonial systems, and others

        

 

Above are two pictures, analyze them both and make a list of the differences between the two ways of life.  Be prepared to discuss your ideas with the class.

 

Before and After the Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was an event that transformed the world, specifically, the United States and Western Europe.  Below are links explaining life before and after the Industrial Revolution.  Read both links and take notes using the Venn Diagram.  We will discuss the changes that took place in class.

 

Before the Industrial Revolution

 

After the Industrial Revolution

 

Venn Diagram