Ch 17 - Module 1

* I already did a blog post on chapter 17, so I will only answer two of the big picture questions

1)  In what ways did the Industrial Revolution mark a sharp break with the past? In what ways did it continue earlier patterns?

The Industrial Revolution marked many new changes for the world as it was known before the early 19th century. A lot of this was directly because of the exponential increase in human population from 375 million people in the 14th century to about 1 billion in the 1800's. The Industrial Revolution marked a sharp break with the past by creating much more jobs, new ideas of socialism that have never been used before, and enormously increased output of goods, and a great increase in technology. All of this was new and completely different from the past. However even though this revolutionary time marked extreme change for the world, many of the patterns that were deeply rooted in society remained the same. It continued earlier patterns by continuing the patriarchy of men as well as keeping Europe at the center of the networks exchange. it also continued the renovation and progress that began during the scientific revolution. 

2) In what respects did the roots of the Industrial Revolution lie within Europe? In what ways did that transformation have global roots?

The roots of the industrial revolution lied within Europe because the political system of Europe definitely favored innovation much more than those roots of other parts of the world. The conquests of the Americas also was beneficial to Europe because it allowed for the Europeans to take advantage of the lack of resources that they had on their home continent. With these new found resources they were able to produce and distribute machine-produced goods. This transformation of Europe had its global roots because ever since the 1500's, Europe was the hub of exchange within the world. This global hub is what allowed for the effects of the industrial revolution to spread globally.