Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution is a term used for the spread and development of industrial societies in Dimensions S-2012, S-2020 and T-2022 during their respective histories. While differing slightly, the causes and effects of these industrial revolutions are similar.

## Dimension S-2012

Despite early proto-industrial activities during the New Sisanctan Era and the Dark Ages, the Industrial Revolution in Dimension S-2012 began around 550 AA and slowly set in motion the transition from the Early Modern Era into the Modern Era.

### Causes and requirements

The Industrial Revolution required a lot of capital and trade to support the continued innovations that would be made. In addition, a population growth was needed to support the growing need for manpower in the emerging factories. Since 415, when the global highway network was completed, trade between Frozyland and USA increased the demand for various goods. This increased demand eventually led to the development of redstone-powered factories which could improve productivity to keep up with the rising demand.

### Technological advancements

The Industrial Revolution marked the beginning of widespread industrial activity in S-2012 and introduced Redstone as the primary source of power across the world. By 600 AA, the following technological gains had been made:

* **Redstone automation:** The invention of several redstone applications, such as hoppers and observers, integrated with Dark Age inventions such as pistons and command blocks, allowed for the creation of a wide range of automated redstone farms which could produce large amounts of resources in a shorter amount of time, thus massively improving productivity.
* **Iron production:** During the Industrial Revolution, the production of iron was improved by using large blast furnaces to extract iron from Iron Golems. In addition, large automatic smelters could smelt large amounts of raw ore simultaneously, leading to an overall increase in iron production from both iron mines and iron farms.
* **Textile:** Automated textile factories emerged, allowing the production of large amounts of wool to sustain a growing population and a growing need for textile in the construction of air ships.
* **Food production:** As a result of the Industrial Revolution, certain crops like melons and pumpkins could now be automatically harvested in hydroponic farms. This increased food production and allowed growing nations to sustain larger populations.

### Effects

A major effect of the Industrial Revolution was the explosion of human-villager trade activities. Various resources which were mass-produced by humans were in high demand in Villager trading halls and were exchanged for emeralds, enchanted books and other rare materials. The widespread use of enchanted books in turn led to increased productivity and thus more resources to be traded back to the villagers. As a result of these increased trade activities, cities like Frozyland City exploded beyond their borders.

In addition to increasing trade, the Industrial Revolution also sustained the growing militarization of the world's nations. Increased production of wool, iron and redstone, all essential construction materials used in air ships, allowed nations to increase the strength of their aerial navies. Large air ship fleets were emerged in both Frozyland and USA, leading to their status as global superpowers during the Modern Era.

## Dimension S-2020

Similarly to Dimension S-2012, the Industrial Revolution in S-2020 was characterized by a growing dependence on automated redstone farms. During the 40s AUC (S-2020 date), increased global trade led to the construction of several of these automated farms to keep up with the demand of the growing villager trading halls. Similarly to S-2012, the Industrial Revolution in S-2020 led to an increased militarization of the world's nations. In S-2020 this eventually led to growing military conflicts, which culminated in the Great War and the Great Collapse.

## Dimension T-2022

The Industrial Revolution in T-2022 first emerged on the continent of Kojima around 1750 (T-2022 date). New tools allowed people to dig deeper than ever before. As a result, many new mining towns, characterized by the typical water towers, sprung up across Orwald and Kojima. Gold, diamond and emerald rushes gave rise to a large wave of immigration from Kojima to Orwald, further solidifying the local presence of the colonizers during the late 18th and early 19th century. However, bad working conditions in combination with almost absent political rights for colonists gave rise to discontent in the colonies, eventually leading to their independence. During the 1850s, the Industrial Revolution spread across Orwald as nations resorted to industrial espionage to acquire steam engines from the Empire of the Setting Moon. The incorporation of sculk-based technologies during this Industrial Revolution, would eventually lead to the Sculk Revolution after the Orwald Displacement Event. In addition, several new social theories, like the Worker's Manifesto, arose as a result of the bad working conditions in the factories.