Arguments can be made equally either way, but I would suggest that the combination of influences from the Scientific Revolution, the period of enlightenment, and the Agricultural Revolution all combined to make the Industrial Revolution more significant. As John Green of Crash Course asserts, nothing much changed throughout history in the lives of the average citizen until the Industrial Revolution (Green 2012). Once the Industrial Revolution gained momentum, it created new industry, new infrastructure, new incentives for work, new economies, and new government institutions. The Industrial Revolution had a greater impact on the majority of the world’s population and all of today’s technology stemmed from this movement. Thus, the Industrial Revolution was more revolutionary and influential than the period of
Arguments can be made equally either way, but I would suggest that the combination of influences from the Scientific Revolution, the period of enlightenment, and the Agricultural Revolution all combined to make the Industrial Revolution more significant. As John Green of Crash Course asserts, nothing much changed throughout history in the lives of the average citizen until the Industrial Revolution (Green 2012). Once the Industrial Revolution gained momentum, it created new industry, new infrastructure, new incentives for work, new economies, and new government institutions. The Industrial Revolution had a greater impact on the majority of the world’s population and all of today’s technology stemmed from this movement. Thus, the Industrial Revolution was more revolutionary and influential than the period of