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Mention the main attributes of the Industrial Revolution.
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The main attributes of the Industrial Revolution were technological, socioeconomic, and cultural.
- Use of new basic materials: iron and steel
- Use of new energy sources: coal, electricity, petroleum
- The invention of new machines such as the spinning jenny and the power loom increased the production with a minimum expending of human energy
- The emergence of a new organization known as the factory system, which entailed the increased division of labor and specialization of work
- Development in transportation and communication
- Increasing application of science to industry
- The use of new technology
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