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    The Anasazi civilization fell because of a variety of geographical reasons. The most prominent are drought‚ famine‚ and climate change. During periods of time where it would fluctuate between normal rainfall and drought‚ the Anasazi farmers would move up into the mountains where the soil had retained more water. However‚ during their decline‚ the earth was cooling slightly‚ so the mountains were too cold to farm. Thus‚ famine occurred. “Anasazi farmers were kept from moving to higher‚ moister grounds

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    It was a period of booming business‚ of contribution and convenience‚ and of improvements and innovations‚ but it was also a period where transportation rapidly evolved – that’s the Industrial Revolution. The invention of canals‚ enhanced roads‚ railways and ships brought about many significant changes on both society and economy (as well as many different aspects of life) during that time‚ and even until today. With the Industrial Revolution and the subsequent mechanisation of production‚ there

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    the United States government. The original use of the information system was to maintain communication during the cold war‚ with the Soviet Union in 1969‚ by the Department of Defense‚ incase of a nuclear attack or a major catastrophe. The National Science foundation created the Internet based on the ARPAnet. The first mass connection was between the University of California Santa Barbara‚ Stanford Research Institute‚ the University of Utah and the University of California Los Angeles.Ray Tomlinson

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    Between the 18th and 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution was a significant period. Agriculture‚ transport‚ industry and communication these are some of the major changes during the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution Agriculture and its effect on Quality of life and Economy was significantly important during this time. Paragraph 1: Before the Industrial Revolution‚ farmers were very important to their rural towns because they were the only ones growing food to feed not only

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    The Industrial Revolution was a movement from handwork to powered machinery and industry that lasted from 1760 to 1840. It began in Great Britain due to the Agricultural Revolution‚ the Enclosure Movement‚ an available supply of capital and natural resources‚ and the nation’s supply of markets. The Agricultural Revolution increased farmland‚ improved techniques‚ and new crops allowed more people to be fed at a lower cost with less labor. The growing population was forced to migrate to the cities

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    Amber Muni Industrial Revolution Essay Period 2 12/27 The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on Western society and the effects were numerous and mainly positive. The Industrial Revolution began in England in the 1790’s and spread throughout Europe and eventually to America. The extensive effects of the Industrial Revolution influenced almost every aspect of daily life and human society in some way. During this time period‚ widespread transportation such as railroads became available

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    In this era of pre-industrialization‚ people did economic activities as work i.e. worked only for subsistence purposes. Goods were only for the family’s consumption. Production of goods was mostly done by the family and was expected to be for the family. For example‚ a farmer would grow food in the farm not for selling in the market but for his family to survive on and never lack. A mother would make clothes for her kids to wear instead of selling them in the market too (Jessica Whittemore). In this

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    transformed the way we think about work. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 18th century and due to the change that it brought‚ Britain was changed in both positive and negative ways. Before the Industrial Revolution people lived in a simple way. Their whole life rotated around farming. When the Industrial Revolution occurred and technology developed the whole working process was changed. In other words‚ the society was introduced to factory work‚ bigger families and new social classes

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    invented ways of transforming material items into making a new technology of machines that made production sky rocket‚ and less labor intensive work compared to the previous working lifestyle. This new world of machine and technology is called the Industrial Revolution‚ this caused Europe to become very well productive and superior to world trade. Although the Industrial Revolution did have affects on workers behind the machines that were operating them day to day. The affects that the Industrial Revolution

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    The Industrial Revolution in Europe changed the world completely by changing the way people work and earn money to the way we live today. The Industrial Revolution was a time when the economy was boosted very quickly and many most were unprepared for the sudden economic change. The lower class workers started to get a higher pay with the rising demand for jobs. Since these jobs were physically enduring jobs‚ women were paid less‚ and men were paid more. Interestingly‚ the wage drastically decreases

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