Industrial Revolution: Phases, Impacts, and Global Transformation

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution is a process of change that shifted production from craftsmanship to mechanized work. It ended traditional production methods and influenced the decline of the Old Regime’s societal structures in Britain. Beginning in the 18th century, it spread globally throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. It is distinguished by three phases:

First Industrial Revolution (1750-1870)

  • Originated in Great Britain.

Second Industrial Revolution (1870-1950)

  • Extended to
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Rural Settlements in Spain: Evolution and Agricultural Policies

1.3.1. Rural Settlement and Recent Changes

1 – Rural Settlement

A set of existing human settlements in rural areas. In Spain, rural municipalities are classified as under 10,000 inhabitants, with those below 2,000 considered rural and semi-rural from 2,000 to 10,000. Rural settlement is related to physical factors (relief and water availability), economic factors (resource availability), and historical factors (Reconquista). Growth or decline has been conditioned by the circumstances of each period.

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Europe’s Old Regime and Enlightenment: Society, Politics, and Economy

The Old Regime

The Old Regime defines the political, social, economic, and demographic features of Europe and its colonies between the 16th and late 18th centuries. In the 19th century, these traits were replaced by capitalist society. This term was used after the French Revolution to define the previous society, considered unfair and decadent.

Politics

The government of Ancien Regime states settled on absolutist regimes, mostly justified ideologically under the formula of “Divine Right monarchy,”

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17th Century Economy: Downturn, Social Changes, and Rise of Capitalism

Item 9: The 17th Century Economy and Social Transformations

Most of the seventeenth century experienced an economic downturn, with varying impacts across different regions.

The concept of state wealth varied. Spain, for instance, initially thrived on gold from America. The Dutch, with their unique geography and flooded areas, developed a distinct economy. England’s wealth was rooted in trade and industrial production.

The economy saw an upswing around 1620, but a crisis emerged by 1650, leading to

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Medieval Europe: Growth, Cities, and Transformations

12th-13th Century European Growth

Significant population growth in 12th and 13th century Europe.

New Lands:

  • Forests felled
  • Marshlands drained

Technical Innovations in Agriculture:

  • Three-course rotation: Dividing fields into three for winter crops, spring crops, and fallow land.
  • Wheeled moldboard plow: Improved land turning for better yields.
  • Horse and ox collar: Allowed animals to pull without injury.

Rupture: Plowing or tilling land for the first time.

Major European Cities

Commercial centers: Genoa, Venice,

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The Industrial Revolution: A Comprehensive Analysis

The existence of strong border controls prevented the spread of disease and reduced the spread of epidemics, as occurred in earlier times. The British agricultural revolution also made food production more efficient with less labor input, encouraging people unable to find farm work to seek industry-related jobs. This caused a migratory movement from rural areas to cities and a new development in factories. Seventeenth-century colonial expansion, accompanied by the development of international trade,

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