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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Industrialism | A system based on the use of machines rather than on animal or human power. |
| Agricultural revolution | Helped industry to take root in Great Britain |
| Enclosure movement | This movement began when the parliament allowed large land owners to fence off common lands. |
| Crop rotation | Or rotating crops on three fields instead of two |
| Domestic system | Or cottage industry |
| Factory system | a method of production that brought machines and workers together |
| Urbanization | Or the movement of people from rural areas to cities |
| Monopoly | Or total control of industry |
| Corporations | Organization owned by stockholders |
| Trade unions | A trade union is an association of workers with the same skill |
| Strike | Or refusal to work |
| Socialism | A form of government |
| Means of production | Factory's land capital and raw materials |