Humanities and Social Sciences / 7–10 History / Year 9 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / Making a better world? / The Industrial Revolution (1750 – 1914) / ACDSEH017
mapping the British Empire c.1800 AD (CE) and the raw materials it obtained from colonies (for example, sugar from Jamaica, wool from Australia and cotton from India)
Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
explaining changes in technology (for example, steam-driven spinning mills, railways and steam ships) which led to factories and cities
identifying the spread of innovations such as steam power; iron and steel production; transport; and chemicals in Europe, USA and Japan
Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
identifying factors that led to the Industrial Revolution such as the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transport system and expanding empire