The Medieval Industrial Revolution

The Medieval Industrial Revolution covers a period in time from the tenth to fourteenth centuries. The power station of the time was the water wheel. There were two basic types of drive systems for the water wheel: water falling from above or the current pushing against the paddles at the bottom. This invention was the catalyst for many types of production from grain mills to beer making. This technology was primarily used by churchmen since …

…Hall, more glass than wall.” With all of these new technologies and philosophies, the impact on the culture was profound. If we are to understand where we as a society are headed, we must examine the impact the discoveries of the past presented to the citizens of the Middle Ages. Only then can we arm ourselves against the pitfalls of those who have come before us. Bibliography Burke, James. Connections. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1978.