WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Three important technologies can be identified that formed the foundations of the first industrial revolution namely: iron production, steam engine and textiles. The steam engine had been discovered before the industrial revolution and was subsequently improved by Watt and others after 1778.

Detailed explanation-2: -Production became faster and less expensive. Workers made more money and worked fewer hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -The textile industry was the first to use modern production methods, and textiles became the dominant industry in terms of employment, value of output, and capital invested.

Detailed explanation-4: -The British textile industry triggered tremendous scientific innovation, resulting in such key inventions as the flying shuttle, spinning jenny, water frame, and spinning mule. These greatly improved productivity and drove further technological advancements that turned textiles into a fully mechanized industry.