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Unit 3: The Industrial Revolution

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machinery   a group of large machines  
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death rate/mortality rate   the number of deaths every year for a particular population  
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nutrition   food that is needed to grow and be healthy  
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advance   progress or development  
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wheat   a plant grown for its grain that is used to produce the flour for bread, cakes, pasta, etc.  
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turnip   a round white, or white and purple, root vegetable  
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barley   a plant grown for its grain that is used for making food, beer and whisky  
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clover   a small wild plant that usually has three leaves on each stem  
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manure   the waste matter from animals that is spread over the soil to help plants grow  
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iron plough   a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before planting  
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peasant   a poor agricultural labourer of low social status  
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fodder   food, especially dried hay or straw, for domestic animals  
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income   money received on a regular basis for work  
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infrastructure   the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country uses in order to work effectively  
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tariff   a tax imposed by one country on the goods and services imported from another country  
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coal   a black rock consisting of carbonized plant matter, used as fuel  
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tool   a piece of equipment that you use to help you do a job  
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manufacture   make something on a large scale using machinery  
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raw material   the basic material from which a product is made  
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spinning   the act of producing thread from short lengths of fiber  
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weaving   a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of threads are interlaced to form a fabric  
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blast furnace   a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates  
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wrought iron   strong pure iron that could be bent easily to make chains and other products  
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steamboat   a boat that has an engine powered by steam  
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steam engine   an engine in which the energy of hot steam is converted into mechanical power  
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locomotive   a train car that pulls the other cars along the track  
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industrialisation   the process of transforming the economy from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing  
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combustion engine   a heat engine that was used to power automobiles  
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pharmaceutical   any kind of drug used for medicinal purposes  
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synthetics   fabric made of artificial materials  
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pass laws   to approve new rules in a country's government  
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attempt   an effort to achieve something or complete a difficult task  
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railway network   the whole system of railway lines in a country  
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corporation   a large company or group of companies  
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life expectancy   the number of years that a person may expect to live  
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rural population   people living in the countryside  
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leisure   the use of free time for enjoyment  
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journal   a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or field  
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wealth   an abundance of valuable possessions or money  
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tradesman   1. a man who buys and sells goods 2. a skilled worker that specializes in a particular trade or craft  
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right of assembly   the right to hold public meetings or gatherings without the government interfering  
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trade union   an organized association of workers in a profession, formed to protect their rights and interests  
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anarchist   a person who rebels against any authority or ruling power  
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association   a group of people organized for a joint purpose  
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mass production   the industrial technique to produce large quantities of similar products in constant flow on production lines  
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