The Industrial Revolution

4. to feed on growing plants, such as grass
6. unproductive; inadequate in performance
8. the right to vote
10. to sow seeds by throwing them over a field by hand
11. money used to invest in business
12. an economy based on industry, not agriculture
15. an act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
16. a supply of workers
18. land held to be used by everyone
19. a complete change in something; the overthrow of a government
20. world-wide
21. a group of animals distinguished by particular characteristics

1. animal droppings used to fertilize land
2. in the language of colonialism, the colonizing power was often referred to as the "mother country - a sexist reference no longer used
3. the essential materials needed in an industry to make a profit
4. an increase in the world's temperature
5. a person who runs a business, taking the risk in order to earn a profit
7. animal food
9. action in one's own interest, rather than another's
13. exploit to use
14. new inventions; the science of industry
17. a layer of gas above the Earth's surface that protects human being from harmful rays of the sun