The First Industrial Revolution

Electric power

________ and petroleum- based fuels started to gain importance, but coal continued to be used as an energy source.

13th century

The mechanical clock, created in the ________, stopped being used only to control the monks 'daily prayers and became part of the essential accessories of individuals.

Industrial Revolution

The ________ occurred in a period in which the population was growing fastly;

18th

Because iron is a raw material, the output of English foundries increased at the turn of the ________ to the 19th century.

emergence of class society

The ________ did not solve the problems and tensions caused by social inequalities.

technological transformations

The ________ make possible the expansion of productive forces, the creation of alternative energy sources, and advances in various areas of knowledge.

Industrial development

________ established a system of competition in which companies strove to maximize their profits.

depletion of wood

The ________ in the English woods and the demand for new machinery explain the economic importance of iron in the period.

Industrial Revolution

At the beginning of the ________, coal was used as an energy source to melt iron, and allow the production of various machines.