HIST 1003 Chapter : The Vital Urban And Industrial Revolutions
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Overview a compounding set of more or less concurrent improvements (6 items) The mechanical production of goods using non-human energy. These are concurrent developments in the late 18th and 19th centuries (and into the. Increased agricultural yields (5 subheads) a. b. c. d. e. Spread of new world starchy foods (potatoes, maize), sugars (cheap calories) Better sanitation in towns (5 subheads) a. b. c. d. e. Miasma theory of "bad vapors" as cause of disease therefore: Inoculation / vaccination with weak small pox/ cowpox (1790s) Canals and better roads allow the movement of food to begin to overcome local famines. Discouragement of infanticide, esp. with founding hospitals and repeats of criminal laws. Sum up: death rate falls (2 subheads, plus %ages for growth) a. b. All of the above from the 18th century and. Transportation revolution: railroads, steamboats, good roads; food history 1003 page 1 b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i.
