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Agricultural Revolution
Better farming technology meant more food produced per area of land with less labor. Therefore more food for more people. And more people could live. -
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Industrial Revolution
Better technology and manufacturing. Improvements in medicine and sanitation fought against the many diseases of the time. This caused fewer deaths, and because of the better sanitation and fewer diseases going around, also electricity being made helped to make these too. -
Vaccine - Small pox
Edward Jenner discovered a way to protect against small pox was to inject small amounts of small pox into yourself. Which decreased death rate. -
Hygiene
Better Hygiene had people living longer as they had less diseases going around. They also cleaned cuts and cleaned their bodies which also made them smell better. This increased life expectancy. -
Train System
You could get around faster, and go longer distances. You could transport resources and things across land faster and farther. This increased birth rate with people getting around faster and farther but also decreased death rate and increased life expectancy with people getting treated by far away hospitals easier. -
Cotton Clothing
Cotton clothing was invented in 1492 but the clothing only became most popular in 1804 growing to 42.3% of Britain's exports. This decreased death rate as it was warmer so people wouldn't freeze as easy. -
Refrigerator
Refrigerators were invented to keep food from expiring as easily, increasing life expectancy. -
Central Heating System
The central heating system, had the whole home warm, creating a better living space. With less death rate like the cotton clothing people would freeze less. -
Air Conditioning
Air conditioning created a better living environment like the central heating system. The better living environment had people living easier and better, causing longer life expectancy. -
Antibiotics
Sir Alexander Fleming, created antibiotics to disinfect wounds and decreased Death Rate. -
Globalized Trade
Globalized trade had countries giving to other countries better things to use to live, making life easier and expectancy longer.
