Hydraulic Civilizations and the Philanthropic Industrialists

T.S Ashton defends the optimistic view of England’s industrial revolution using the following arguments and evidence. He claims that although there may have been other factors influencing the increase of the standard of living in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, there is no denying that the industrial revolution greatly contributed to the improvement in England (17). The comfort and conditions for workers had begun to improve after the war—and undoubtedly after 1821—due to the rebuilding of the country’s economy, falling costs, and resources being more plentiful (19-20). Using Mr. Imlah’s figures, Ashton calls attention to the falling price of cotton, which did not affect the laborers’ wages, and was due to improvements in

The industrial revolution led to massive and sudden changes to the way people lived and worked. From the 1750’s onwards, large parts of the population moved from the rural regions in search of work in the growing cities. Traditional jobs, such as farm work, declined and was increasingly replaced by dangerous jobs in factories and mines. The growing population in the cities created a crowded and polluted environment. For many people living and working in these industrial cities was a harsh and dangerous existence.

From the mathematical developments made in Mesopotamia, to the pyramids in Egypt, to the intricate black pottery of China, to the highly advanced drainage system in India these ancient cultures have shaped our developments over time. Though they have all contributed to our cultures and thinking, these cultures and cities are unique and very different. Despite this, the overall development and growth of these civilizations follow similar patterns which unite the histories of people all over the world. Ancient cultures and civilization are hard to compare due to their individuality, but despite this the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Chinese Civilizations are significantly different than that of the Indian

Although early river valley civilizations developed in four separate places, they seem to have more similarities than differences. This essay will compare and contrast the ancient Egyptian, Harappan, Chinese, and Sumerian civilizations.

During the nineteenth century, Manchester became one of the most industrialized cities in the world. Although the industrialization of Manchester was very efficient and successful for the modernization of man, the city’s growth also raised many issues in society. The growth of the city had negative and positive effects. Although the huge population growth in Manchester in the 1800s, delighted many people, for they though this had led to advances in manufacturing and other industries-the increase caused a multiple of other issues. Some of the issues included, problems with sanitation, home and family life, and industrialization. But fortunately, there were many reformers working to bring about change and bring justice where needed.

Wheelan and Co., a preface to a business directory, says, “It is to the population that Manchester is mainly indebted to its elevation as a seat of commerce and manufacture…for which it is distinguished beyond any other town in the world” (Document 9). This also shows how the growth of the city and its population resulted in this issue of manufacturing and commercial growth. Wheelan and Co. reacts to this elevation of the city saying, “Perhaps no part of England, not even London, presents such remarkable and attractive features as Manchester, the Workshop of the World” (Document 9). This reaction is positive toward the manufacturing growth of the city, describing it as “remarkable” and “attractive.” Another positive opinion on the growth of manufacturing is seen when Thomas B. Macaulay, a liberal Member of Parliament, says that “improvements are owing to the increase in national wealth which the manufacturing system has produced” (Document 3). This reaction shows how he thinks that the growth of manufacturing in Manchester is the basis for the improvement and the wealth of the whole country of England. Because he is a member of English Parliament, he may have a positive bias towards Manchester because it is an English city. Alexis de Tocqueville, a French visitor to Manchester, reacts in a similar way to the issue of the growth of manufacturing that resulted from the growth of the city saying, “from this [city] the greatest

This document is an excerpt from the novel Social, Educational, And Religious State of the Manufacturing Districts. It was written by Edward Baines and published in 1843 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. The publication date of the novel was linked with the second stage of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a period of great changes in several fields, as in the labour sphere with the spread of mechanisation in factories and as in the political field with a lot of reforms and acts, led by many involved people, as, for instance, Edward Baines. Edward Baines (1800-1890) was the director of the Leeds Mercury, a nonconformist (liberal) newspaper published in Leeds, and a Member of Parliament. He was a Liberal and he supported some

The Industrial Revolution resulted in changes to living and working conditions. Rather than the village lifestyle that supported families working in small groups to oversee local production, there was a shift in population from rural landscapes to vast cities. This resulted in work in factory settings. Fredreich Engels describes how this ‘caused the isolation of the individual’ in his book The Condition of the Working Class in England . The working class were especially sacrificed, being subject to overcrowding, and inappropriate conditions. Engels describes the unhygienic living and working conditions including ‘rough, dirty’ unpaved streets that lacked sewers and gutters. This contributed to the spread of disease. Factories were made for the machine, and the work was autonomous with workers being assigned one part of a production

In “Class and Community the Industrial Revolution in Lynn”, Alan Dawley discusses the changes the town goes through and how the Industrial Revolution changed the life of the town from pre-industry to factory systems. During the novel, the community becomes very materialized and Dawley explains how this creates tension between the elites and working class. Dawley pointed out that because of the corrupt factories and workers, there were hardships and extremes that the community had to overcome to achieve better working conditions.

Now all these beautiful ancient societies created amazing geographies, religious and laws, as well as handmade success objects. Topography impacts affected the advancement of antiquated

This essay will discuss my area of research for the industrial revolution. ‘The era known as the Industrial Revolution was a period in which fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, transportation, economic policies and the social structure in England’ (Joseph A. Montagne 2015). My key question that I based my research on is “To what extent did the changes in industry in great Brittan have a negative Effect on family life and society in general from 1750-1850? My research will also discuss my 3 other key questions which I will discuss furtherly in my essay.

Thus, it’s stated that water plays a key role in this world mainly in case of urban development. In this book, Matthew Gandy gives us a clearer and closer look at six major metropolises and their relationship with and to water. We learnt about Paris, Lagos, Berlin, Los Angelo’s, Mumbai and London. in depth. We get acquainted to Paris’s sewers to Berlin’s lakes along with Lagos’s strong ties to malaria, urban sprawl in London, concrete in Los Angeles and finally social inequality in Mumbai are explained to us in an intricate way via water related connections that ultimately ties them together. Gandy asserts that examining the changing paths water takes through urban spaces gives us new ways of viewing and understanding cities and how they evolve.

Earliest civilizations developed in major river valleys, yet they developed different strategies to manage water supplies.  The way that societies addressed these central concerns was oftentimes dependent on the nature of the rivers that they tried to manage” (Backer, 2016).  Civilizations were dependent upon water for its bountiful resources and advantages.  Water fueled and made possible adequate agriculture and as well, provided a natural resource for clean drinking water and bathing as well as a resource for building materials.

Have you ever went to a location and looked at the environment? Could you automatically tell by the surrounds what type of social class or government it fallen into? Have you ever been to an unknown discovery? Have you ever wondered where the earliest Indian civilizations emerged from? Did you ever know why the “Nile River Valley,” or, “Indus River Valley,” are very important to civilization?

Moving away from Paleolithic and the Neolithic age of hunter gathering and farming, humans then entered a period called civilization. Civilization is an advance stage of human society where a higher form of government, culture, and lifestyle has been attained. Civilization came about when there was an adequate amount of food, so people could concentrate on different things other than farming. Mesopotamia and Egypt are two nations that formed the basis of civilization. In addition, rivers played a very important role in ancient civilization, and they furnished the prosperity of these nations. The three great rivers that will be looked at in this paper are the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates. The sophistication that came about by taking advantage