Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现]The Industrial RevolutionIn Europe, in the second half of the eighteenth century, there was an important change in society
This change was called the “Industrial Revolution”
Until then① Europe had been a farming society
With the Industrial Revolution, factories appeared② and mass③ production④ became possible for the first time⑤
The factories were built in towns and as a result⑥, the population of towns and cities greatly increased
These changes became possible because of⑦ inventions⑧ such as the steam engine
This was invented in 1769 by James Watt and was the main⑨ energy source during the Industrial Revolution
At first⑩ the steam engine was used in mines, but it was soon used in facto