2First Industrial Revolution and Its Global Impact
Before the First Industrial Revolution, life in Europe and other regions was centered around agriculture and food production for survival. The population was increasing, and demand was outgrowing supply. When Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church, agricultural production shifted toward responding to the growing market’s demand for additional food. International trade and finance began to move northward to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in Britain, and Paris in France. As population density increased in the northern countries, so did agricultural productivity. Manufacturing activities, such as textiles and metallurgical handicraft industries, were on farms ...
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