Was it a lack of manpower? Was it geographic circumstances? Why couldn’t civilizations like, say, Babylon or Rome have an Industrial Revolution?
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There have been many industrial revolutions.
Planting crops in the ground rather than harvesting as you roam.
Harnessing animals for use as labor.
Specialization of labor.
Water powered mills.
Wind powered mills.
Etc. The “industrial revolution was a massive change,” but certainly not the first.
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