World history/WHME101/Scientific and industrial revolutions/IR origins

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What three important changes brought about the Industrial Revolution?

• Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

• How important was the textile industry to the Industrial Revolution?

Lewis Hackett, 'Industrialization: The First Phase', World History International, 1992.

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