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The Urban Game
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The year is 1700 and the nation is England. The scene
begins in a rural village.
Draw a river across your
paper connecting east to
west. The river should
be about an inch wide.
Draw a wooden bridgeacross the river, 4 roads
originating from each
direction, 10 houses, a
church, a cemetery, astore, a pub, a coal
mine, and a lot of trees
all over your board.
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It is now 1700 in England
Life here in village Englandis similar to other villages
across Europe in the 18th
century. hange
traditionally comes very
slowly. !eople generally
moved at a much slower
pace and had access to
very little information
outside their village. " outof # people were rural
and lived in villages much
li$e the one you will be
constructing.
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%ome life and wor$ life were
closely integrated as most wor$
was done in nearby fields. Every
member wor$ed from sun&up to
sun&down.
The homes of villagers were small
with inade'uate light and
ventilation. (ll members of the
family slept in the same room andsometimes even shared living
'uarters with livestoc$.
Life e)pectancy was slightly over
#0 years of age. *ost peoplemarried in their teens and had
babies before they were +0. ,ne
baby out of three died before their
first birthday- only half of them
made it to +1.
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England was divided intosocial classes based
primarily upon wealth.
*ost were poor farmers. ( few were middle class. ( small few were
aristocrats and usuallyowned large tracts of land
in the Englishcountryside. Land wasthe source of wealth-
livelihood- and well&being.%aving enough land to
produce ade'uate food-or to produce enough tosell- or even rent was the
$ey to survival.
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The main occupation of England was farming.
*ost English peasants or farmers did own theirown land- however small.
illages were connected by a system of dirt
roads that became almost impassable during thewet season. (s a result- transportation was oftenslow and trade beyond your village was not
easy. *ost English farmers never visited anyplace further than +/ miles from their birthplace-
ever.
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inally- for fuel- there were two sources firewood
and coal. 2early every English village had a coal
mining operation. These mines employed a small
number of village dwellers- especially in the winter.
,ver the ne)t 100 years- a revolution as significant
as the 2eolithic 3evolution will completely change
life in your little village. 4ome historians believethis revolution is the most fundamental in human
history.
5e will e)perience some of the changes over the ne)t halfhour.
This revolution would become $nown as the
Industrial 3evolution
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3ules of the (ctivity
3ules
1. 6ou will listen to a story on the progression of societyduring the Industrial 3evolution
+. 6ou will be creating a city based on this story
". The story will be divided into different scenes
#. Each scene will be read only once
/. Listen carefully
. (t the end of each scene- you will be given instructionson what you need to add to your villagecity
7. The pace will 'uic$en as the story progresses
8. Try not to fall behind
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3ound 1 & 17#/
It is now 17#/. England9s geography is uni'ue in that nosection of the country is more than :0 miles from the
sea- and there are many navigable rivers that crisscrossthe countryside. (n enterprising young capitalist group
;you guys< decides to invest money in the construction ofa canal. The profits are astounding= This new revolutionin transportation reduced the prices of raw materials and
reduced the costs of transportation dramatically. oalcould now be transported from the mines to the towns forhalf the price of horse& wagon transportation. 4ince you
invested your money- you made a tidy profit-
Build yourself 1 nice home anywhere on the map youwould like it to be.
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3ound + & 17/0
It is now 17/0. or a variety of reasons;soap- diet- sanitation- etc.>< there is apopulation e)plosion in England- and yourlittle village. The cursed bubonic plague
which for centuries wiped out your villagehas been virtually eliminated due to thedisposal of sewage in the canal and in the
ocean.
dd ! houses.
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3ound " & 170It is 170. The people of your village need a bit more
food and goods to meet the needs of the newinhabitants. oincidentally- a number of othernoteworthy events occur around 170. irst- anumber of new mechanical inventions for farms are
developed. ,ne is called the seed drill and anotheris the horse&drawn cultivator. (lso- farmers begin toe)periment with new- more productive farmingpractices- li$e crop rotation- new fertili?ers- and newlivestoc$ breeding techni'ues. onse'uently- farm
production is significantly increased.
dd ! more houses
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3ound # & 177"
It is now 177". ( man named3ichard (r$wright invents anew machine that can spin andweave cloth a hundred timesfaster than could be done byhand in a farm. %e calls his
new machine the 5ater
rame. 4ince the water framewas large- a special place was
needed and- the first factoryfor prodding cotton cloth was
built.
dd 1 factory. "emember, thecotton factory must be placed
on the river bank. Don#t add anysmoke to this factory$$ dd !
houses for workers.
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3ound / & 177#It is now 177#- wor$ers are needed to wor$ in
this new factory. *achines have ta$en the placeof people on the farms and the Enclosure (cts
have forced people to move to your town that isnow becoming a city.
dd ! houses, 1 church , 1 pub, % 1 store. &oumay draw additional roads and 1 additional bridge.
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The profits from the first te)tile factory areenormous. 2ew factories are built in your
community. The early owners of these factoriescalled themselves capitalists because they had
the capital or money to purchase the rawmaterial- the building- the water frame- and paytheir wor$ers a fi)ed wage and ma$e a profit.
dd ! new factories 'must be on the river bank asthey need water power(.
dd ! houses
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3ound & 1780
It is 1780. @nemployedwor$ers from surrounding
areas flood into your
community loo$ing for wor$.
(lthough wages are low-
they loo$ attractive tostarving families. %ousing is
in great demand and for the
first time- a new $ind of
housing is constructedcalled tenements. %ere-
do?ens of families reside
under one roof.
dd ! Tenements.
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3ound 7 & 1781
It is now 1781. *ore wor$ers need to live-eat- shop- drin$- and worship. In addition-
boys were the only ones to be formally
educated at this time- and then only thevery wealthy attended school. 4ince
wor$ers wor$ si) days a wee$- the onlyday of rest was 4unday.
dd 1 store, 1 pub, and 1 church. lsoadd 1 school for boys.
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3ound 8 & 178+
2ow- it9s 178+. 5or$erswor$ long- hard hours inthe factories. The average
wor$ day begins at00am and ends at :00
pm. There is only a "0minute brea$ for lunch. (fter wor$- e)hausted-
stressed out- wor$ers stopat their favorite pub for
refreshment andrela)ation. (lcohol beginsto be consumed in record
amounts.
dd ) more pubs.
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3ound : & 178"The year is now 178". 5or$ersare barely e$ing out a marginale)istence. 4till there are a few
families whose lifestyle iscomfortable if not lu)urious.
These are the largelandowning farmers and factory
owners. %andsome manor
houses are built and some arelavishly filled with e)pensiveart. These new rich can now
enAoy some refinements of therich food- servants- furniture-education- clothing- carriages-
etc..
dd two large, special, lu*uryhomes.
'+ote from this point on trees
may be removed if you needspace(.
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3ound 10 & 178/5e move now to 178/. ( man
named Bames 5att invents a new
machine called the steam engine.
It allows factories to be built away
from the river. The main
business in England is still te)tilemanufacturing.
dd 10 factories with smoke. dd
smoke to all other pre-e*istingfactories. lso, add one nicer
house since people continue to
get rich.
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3ound 11 & 1800
The year is 1800. ( man named %enry ort has Aust invented a new process that ma$es it possible
for coal- which is- fortunately- in abundant supply
in England- to be used as the primary fuel in the
new iron industry. onse'uently- your town isthrust into the C2ew (ge of %eavy IndustryC.
dd ) new coal mines and a new iron bridge to replace the old
wooden one.
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3ound 1+ & 181/In 181/ we see the coal industry flourish.
There is a great demand forcoal now home&heating- fuel for steam
engine- for the production of iron.
(lthough in the 17009s coal miners were
adults- now- the typical wor$ers are
children between the ages of 8 and 1#.
The wor$ is dangerous and terriblyunhealthy. hildren become victims of
blac$ lung- e)plosions and accidents.
Their growth is stunted as they spend
most of their 1# hour day stooped over.
They are malnourished and unable to
e)ercise or eat properly.
dd 1 cemetery.
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3ound 1" & 18+0The year is now 18+0. The e)isting
dirt roads cannot accommodate the
heavy industrial traffic. The steam
engine is used in the creation of the
railroad.
dd 1 railroad line connecting
your factory district to the outer
coal mining region
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3ound 1# & 18"7The years pass. It is now 18"7. @sing
steam engines and iron- and soon
steel- Dritish manufacturersintroduce power driven machineryin many industries. !eople used
machinery to cut and finish lumber-to process foods- and ma$e othermachines. 4ome new inventions
and innovations had important DI&products that turned into separate
industries. Then someonediscovered that the gases that coalreleased could be burned to give
off light. uring the 18"09s- Londonand other large towns became the
first to pipe in gas to burn streetlights. 4oon all around England-hundreds of towns used gas to light
street lights and homes.
Draw street lights, lining yourbusiness community streets.
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3ound 1/ & 18"85e move on to 18"8. The wor$ing conditions
in the factories continue to worsen.5or$ing conditions in both of these areas
were appalling. *any wor$ers contracted the
deadly factory fever or white lung disease.
,ther wor$ers were inAured on the Aob in
factory accidents. There were no protective
railings around huge moving machines.
hildren- wea$ened from lac$ of sleep and
food- often stumbled into machinery and were
ripped to shreds. 5omen with long hair that
came undone often were caught in machinery.
3egardless- if you were unable to wor$- you
were fired. There was no health insurance.
There was always a daily line of unemployedwor$ers waiting to fill vacant Aobs.
dd two hospitals, and 1 cemetery.
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3ound 1 & 18#+
It is 18#+- There are someadvantages for many ofthe urban dwellers. itylife is 'uite different from
country life. or the small-but growing middle class-
a new cultural life isavailable. *useums-
theaters- operas-restaurants- plays-concerts are made
available. Defore- only thewealthy- elite would attendthese events.
dd 1 museum, ) theaters,and ) private schools.
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3ound 17 & 18#/In 18#/- there are no pollution limits or
controls on factories and businesses.5indows- walls even trees are covered withlayers of soot. The river that once flowedthrough the 'uiet village for hundreds ofyears is now unfit for drin$ing- bathing or
laundry. ( new disease begins to ta$e livesof people. *alignant tumors in people beginto grown in large numbers. Dlac$ lung is onthe rise. The average life e)pectancy for thepoor is now "0 years of age. 6our city isovercrowded and shrouded in factory
smo$e.The noise- the loss of privacy- loss of familyunit- shatters the peace of the old ways.4uicide rates double- then triple.
dd more cemeteries, 1 /ail, and more hospitalsall to accommodate the victims of urban life>.
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3ound 18 F 18/0
Dy 18/0- new machines continue to ta$e the
Aobs of wor$er in England. The Enclosure
movement also ta$es the Aobs of many
farmers. Thousands of people move toyour city in search of Aobs.
dd )0 houses, ! tenements, ) stores, 1
church, ! factories,
1 pub, and another huge, nice house.
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E)it (ctivity
1. (s the mayor of this city- name and describeone issue that you are going to have to dealwith.
+. escribe any problems you had whiledeveloping your city
". 5hat would you do differently if you had thechance to create this city againG
#. %ow do you envision your city benefiting the
peopleG