Change: - Telecommunications and computers
The way people communicate
Exchange information
Continuity: - Values, customs, attitudes of people don't change.
Remain the same even in the face of change
Revolution.
Turning upside down or complete change
In the way people think/ Government/ Ownership of property/ Values, belief of society
Basic aim- to destroy the past- build a new society based on a vision of what the new order should be.
Violent, sudden overthrow of an existing system- replacing it with a new political, social and economic order
Agricultural Revolution
Agrarian- of the land/ agricultural
Agricultural Revolution (1760 onwards) entailed:
Increase in agricultural production
Majority of land was rural
Everybody involved in agricultural activities
Most of land owned by wealthy aristocrats
Important in Britain- had to feed nation- little was imported
1700ÃÂs population began to expand rapidly- farming methods changed
On Arable land- 3 Field system was used
Farming began to become profitable- farmers experimented with new methods
War lead to a greater demand for wheat
Britain imported wheat cheaply
Demand increased- supply dwindled
End of Napoleonic wars- government increased the corn laws
Protected British Farmers against competition
Imposed high tariffs on wheat- guaranteed large profit
1784- 1914 agriculture went into decline
Wet patches led to grain loss and sheep to die.
Industrial Revolution
Rural- in the country
Urban- in the city
Industrial Revolution
Britain over 2 centuries
Aspects of society affected
Population expanded rapidly- people moved to towns to find work
Farming techniques changed- new machinery
Trade grew rapidly
Overseas trade grew rapidly due to colonization
Transportation & communication improved
Migration- movement of people from one place to another
Urbanization- process where an area is turned into town/ city
Protest and Challenge
Protest
Boycotts- refuse to work/ participate in something you donÃÂt support
Petitions- written form, signed by many people...