Today we will learn about the changes that were caused by industrialization by reading Chapter 2 of the The Worldly Philosophers by economic historian Robert Heilbroner. We will do a DBQ activity after our discussion of Heilbroner.
Question of the Day
What events and forces caused the shift from an agrarian economy to one based on industrial capitalism?
Industrial Revolution
Enclosure
Crop rotation
Industrialization
Factors of production
Factory
Entrepreneur
Urbanization
Middle class
Stock
Corporation
Laissez-faire
Adam Smith
Capitalism
Utilitarianism
Socialism
Karl Marx
Communism
Union
Strike
Be prepared for a vocabulary quiz (matching) for the vocabulary terms 1-9 (above).
Read Chapter 25 (Sections 1 and 2) in the blue textbook and then watch this video (Stop at 8.43 when it says "For example, China..."). Take notes on both the reading and video. You should organize your notes so that they identify key ideas 1-3 (below). Under each key idea in your notes should be statements that support or relate to the statement. The statements should use SHE from the lecture and reading. If you cannot find support for a key idea in the text or lecture, do not include the key idea in your notes.
Key idea #1: Industrialization fundamentally changed what people produced and how they produced it.
Key idea #2: Industrialists sought new markets in which to obtain raw materials and sell finished goods.
Key idea #3: Capitalism is explained and inspired by the theories of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill.
Read Chapter 2 in The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbroner. You can access the reading in Blackboard. Click "Content" then "Readings" then "The Worldly Philosophers".
Take notes on the reading. Organize your notes using the Question of the Day for next class ("What events and forces caused the shift from an agrarian economy to one based on industrial capitalism?"). Note at least one passage and any other information from the text that helps to answer the question.
Scored discussion of the reading
Be prepared for a quiz on vocabulary terms 10-20 (matching).
Read Chapter 25 (Sections 3 and 4) in the blue textbook.
Take notes on the reading. You should organize your notes so that they identify key ideas 1-4 and 6-7 (below). Under each key idea in your notes should be statements that support or relate to the question. The statements should use SHE from the lecture and reading. If you cannot find support for a key idea in the text or lecture, do not include the key idea in your notes.
Key idea #1: Industrialization fundamentally changed what people produced and how they produced it.
Key idea #2: Industrialists sought new markets in which to obtain raw materials and sell finished goods.
Key idea #3: Capitalism is explained and inspired by the theories of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill.
Key idea #4: The development and spread of global capitalism led to a variety of responses.
Key idea #6: Some states promoted reforms to mitigate the negative effects of capitalism.
Key idea #7: Societies altered their patterns of social and economic organization in response to the IR.
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