Industrial revolution - The time period starting in the 1700s when many manufacturing processes changed from being done by hand to being done by machines in factories., Entrepreneur - A person who starts a new business, coming up with ideas and taking on financial risks in hopes of earning a profit., Urbanization - The process of large numbers of people moving to and living in cities instead of rural areas., Modernization - The process of adopting more modern practices and technologies to become more advanced., Rural - Relating to country areas that have smaller populations, more farmland and woods, and fewer large buildings., Steam engine - A machine that burns coal to release steam power that runs machinery and transportation vehicles like trains., Factory - A building housing usually large machines and equipment for mass manufacturing and production., Working class - People working jobs that often involve manual labor in areas like factories, mining, building, etc., Assembly line - An arrangement of machines and workers in a factory designed so that products move from worker to worker in a series of steps as they are built., Railway - A track made of steel rails on which trains run for transportation of goods and people., Increased population - A higher human population because of less disease and lower infant mortality rate allowed for a larger workforce., Demand for goods - Increase in productivity led to a high demand for goods, such as cotton and iron., Cultural shift - Emphasis placed on hard work, risk taking, and betterment of ideas.,

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