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    Earliest steam engine was designed and built by a British inventor‚ Thomas Newcomen which was used in mines to pump water that helped the worker to dig deeper and deeper. Steam engine was later redesigned and improved by James Watt. “James Watt‚ the Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor‚ whose inventions played an important role in Industrial revolution”. His redesign on steam engines was used in many other industrial machines such as steamboats and rail roads. When steam engines were redesigned

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    For my essay I thought I would do it about a Steam Engine built in 1800’s.The Steam Engine created new jobs and also forcing people to move into cities. Watson built 2‚500 steam engines. In my opinion‚ I think that the steam engine is very helpful towards others. It affected the regions because before the steam engine people also provided animals‚wind‚ and water to there farm. It transported goods to people and place to place. It also had an effect on employment. More jobs were able to be built

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    efficient or add entirely new features to them altogether. While the effects of technology may seem to be beneficial on the surface‚ some parts of the aftermath have been less-than-desirable. As stated by the essay “The steam Engine Powers a Revolution‚” inventions such as the steam engine have been portrayed as being incredible instruments that have completely transmuted the way modern technology has been developed and applied to many nations. It was conceived in 1781 by a man who looked to

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    The Steam Engine and its Inventors The invention and modernization of the steam engine which was one of the most important technologies in the Industrial Revolution. Without the steam engine‚ humanity would most likely still be in pre-industrial times without our current technology. Despite this‚ the first generation of steam engines were not very effective. Thomas Savery was the first person to invent a steam engine used to pump water out of mines.1 Thomas Savery’s engine was very impractical and

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    Politics and the State in Western Europe ca 1450-1521 Due to the ineffective leadership‚ the nation states of Frances‚ England and Spain utilized aggressive methods to rebuild their governments in the fifteenth century. This was accomplished though the revival of the monarchy and the unification of nations. The French leaders led their people and nation states to success. Charles VII‚ a sovereign viewed as weak and frail‚ proved himself a powerful leader. Charles (reigned from

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    because textiles‚ steam power‚ and iron making was discovered during that time period. The Industrial Revolution happened from 1760 to somewhere between 1820-1840. It was the transition to a new manufacturing world: “The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.” (Unknown) There was many new developments: “This transition

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    The steam engine is one of the very first inventions during the Industrial Revolution and one of the most important invention ever created. A steam engine was a machine that used heat‚ water‚ and coal to power it. The steam engine was used in many different things‚ from water pumps in mines to trains. Steam engines helped this world get to where we are today. The steam engine had a rough start‚ but when people realized it could be used for more then just pumping water‚ it began to be used in bigger

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    constitution or law . Absolutism is mostly passed by heredity but there are some few exceptions. During the 1500 and 1600s western europe was pretty much completely ruled by different absolute monarchs .these monarchs could chose the style of their rule ‚ whether they wanted to be a ruler of respect and trust or fear and anguish . the 16th and 17th century in europe proved to be a time of prosperity even through the absolutism ‚shown by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan ‚Bishop Jacques and the acts

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    How did the Speed of the Steam Engine Change America Introduction The steam engine was the most important discovery for the development of America from a farming country to a country which could produce goods in factories. The Industrial Revolution which started in Europe happened in America in the middle of the nineteenth century. The use of steam engine powered boats‚ ships‚ railways and factories is how the industrial revolution is how America was able become more productive and powerful country

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    in which set of religious or philosophical traditions? A) Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Manichaeism B) Legalism‚ Daoism‚ and Confucianism C) Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Zoroastrianism D) Sufism‚ Sikhism‚ and Greek rationalism __D__ 2. In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300‚ power was divided among A) lords‚ vassals‚ and serfs. B) princes‚ warriors‚ and farmers. C) the pope‚ royal officials‚ and scholars. D) kings‚ nobles‚ and church leaders. __D__ 3. What initiated the division within

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