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    Primary Sources - Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ and Buddhism For more background information on religions see: http://home.comcast.net/~mruland/WHAP/Notes/foundations/wreligion.htm The Aryan invasion of the subcontinent around 1‚500 B.C.E. brought with it a new religion that featured a pantheon of gods that the Aryans worshiped through ritualism and with burnt sacrifices. Over the next thousand years‚ the religion matured‚ probably incorporating some elements of Harappan theology and certainly establishing

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    Our Country (Josiah Strong) The industrial revolution was a point in history that took part in the 17th and 18th century. (History) During this time‚ Britain was becoming a manufacturing powerhouse. It wasn’t until Eli Whitney stole plans from Britain that America also begun its industrial revolution period. This brought complete change for America. People from all over America and the world heard of this wonderful new chance. This all led to a process known as urbanization. People were moving from

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    town took hours or even days. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution it now only takes minutes. During the 1700 and 1800s England had changed drastically because of the Industrial Revolution. While this time period was mostly beneficial‚ there were however a few downsides. For example‚ Great Britain’s environment became polluted from all the machines and many workers including children were killed by dangerous jobs. On the bright side‚ the Industrial Revolution was a time things were no longer powered

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    Eish Maheshwari Industrial Revolution Research Paper During the 1750s and its subsequent years‚ the world entered an era of modernization and economic development: the Industrial Revolution. This drastic change was a transformation of the economy that impacted the lives of everyone in society‚ regardless of social status. Due to British colonial expansion into the Americas and western Africa‚ the Caribbean sugar trade brought capital into Britain that could be used for investments

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    {Opinion- The industrial revolution era was very unbearable for people to live and work causing many people to contract diseases and live in instantiated areas.} According to the author of the Modern World Textbook of Industrial Revolution by Vern Cleary‚ it extensively reviews the disasters of the industrial revolution that had gripped everyone in the working class. It goes on that the core of this eras problems was how difficult it was to provide food and clothing for your family. This evidence

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    stages of the industrial revolution. Provide a critical account of their early developments‚ noting some of the major changes in their formation and character. A trade union can be described as an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas and working conditions. They were established around the early eighteenth century and membership was low and most were from within crafting industries but as the success of trade unions became apparent‚ workers in other industries

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    I believe there were both positives and negatives of the economic and social impact of the Industrial Revolution. On an economic aspect‚ the Industrial Revolution made making goods cheaper‚ so the prices dropped an more people could afford goods that they couldn’t before. Everything before the Industrial revolution was hand made‚ which took a lot longer than the new machines that were watered powered. All of the factories opening up‚ offered tons of jobs for the people moving in the city. On the

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    Industrial/Agrarian Revolution Notes: Agrarian Revolution: - before life expectancy was 20-30 - Education was a privilege not a right - no sewage systems - 80% of pop. was farmers - Enclosure Acts! - Cheeper food - small scale farmers had to move to towns and cities to seek jobs - city pop. rose - farming less difficult - farming: Survival > Business - 1750 ~15% lived in towns - 1850 ~50% lived in towns - 1880 ~80% lived in towns The population explosion: The social and economic effect of

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    4. How did the Industrial Revolution give rise to new philosophies? The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because social‚ political‚ and agricultural conditions there were particularly favorable at that time. More importantly a stable govt. in Britain meant that monarchs and aristocrats were less likely by chance to seize income or impose taxes on people. As a result‚ earnings were safer‚ and ambitious businessmen could gain wealth‚ social status‚ and power more easily than in other

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    With technological innovations rising as quickly as the population‚ the Industrial Revolution not only symbolizes an age of expansion and advancement‚ but it also reflects the remarkable changes on the economic and social structure of England. The working class of the Industrial Revolution lived hard‚ laborious lives. The majority of their time was spent in the factories‚ which were very often unsanitary‚ overcrowded‚ and hazardous‚ and when they were able to leave the factory and spend time at

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