Industrial Revolution Vs Renaissance Era
Throughout history lifestyles have changed dramatically according to their time period. One example of this is the changes between the Renaissance period and Industrial Revolution. Each era had their own social classes: the higher class of the royalty and nobles, middle class of the merchants and bourgeoisie, and lower class of peasants and servants. As one would guess, life in the Industrial Revolution was very disparate from that of the Feudal Age. Some areas such as living and working, especially for those of the lower class, were extremely unalike. However, some aspects of life during the two time periods differed very little. How and where people worked had its effects on the people of both time periods. For peasants, during the feudal
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Everyone and everything lived their entire lives on the manor. The community in the industrial age was completely different. People began to move from the country to the cities in search of a better life. Instead they find that thieves, drunkards, and prostitutes roamed the dark streets at night. Streets were especially dangerous at night since street lamps did not exist. Homes were small and the streets were very cramped. The atmosphere was very dark and dreary. In conclusion, although the industrial age had its differences from the feudal age, there were many things they shared in common. How people lived related with how people worked, and vice versa. This was very true for the social lower classes of each time period. The assumption that life was improved during the Industrial Revolution may have been true, but many of the disadvantages of working and living conditions had changed at all.
Work Cited
Kreis, Steven. "Lecture 17: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution in England." Lecture 17: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution in England. The History Guide, n.d. "Life in Industrial Towns." Life in Industrial Towns. N.p., n.d. Peacock, Doug. "Industrial Revolution - Housing." Industrial Revolution - Housing. N.p., n.d. "Revolution and the Growth of Industrial Society, 1789-1914." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica,
Everyone and everything lived their entire lives on the manor. The community in the industrial age was completely different. People began to move from the country to the cities in search of a better life. Instead they find that thieves, drunkards, and prostitutes roamed the dark streets at night. Streets were especially dangerous at night since street lamps did not exist. Homes were small and the streets were very cramped. The atmosphere was very dark and dreary. In conclusion, although the industrial age had its differences from the feudal age, there were many things they shared in common. How people lived related with how people worked, and vice versa. This was very true for the social lower classes of each time period. The assumption that life was improved during the Industrial Revolution may have been true, but many of the disadvantages of working and living conditions had changed at all.
Work Cited
Kreis, Steven. "Lecture 17: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution in England." Lecture 17: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution in England. The History Guide, n.d. "Life in Industrial Towns." Life in Industrial Towns. N.p., n.d. Peacock, Doug. "Industrial Revolution - Housing." Industrial Revolution - Housing. N.p., n.d. "Revolution and the Growth of Industrial Society, 1789-1914." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica,