1. Bell work – Monday, 9/10/18
In your notes section, create a vocab list from the reading. Define the following terms, and include the following information in each definition.
Word (write a brief definition for term; be sure to include actual definition if possible, as well as any other important contextual information)
1. Urbanization
2. Thomas Edison
3. Nikola Tesla
4. omnibus & Electric Trolley
5. Jacob Riis (How the Other Half Lives)
6. Social Gospel Movement
7. Settlement House Movement
8. Jane Addams (Hull House)

2. Answer questions in notes
Urbanization and Its Challenges
Why did Urbanization occur rapidly in the late 19th century?
What innovation allowed businesses to locate their factories away from rivers and near urban centers?
The Keys to Successful Urbanization
What 4 innovations helped shape urbanization during the late 19th century?
Electric Lighting
How did electric lighting impact the growth of cities?
Communications Improvements
How did communications improvements, such as the telephone, impact the growth of cities?
Intracity Transportation
How did innovations in transportation help cities adapt to growing populations, especially in the east?
The Rise of Skyscrapers
What innovation(s) allowed for crowded urban centers to deal with growing populations in small spaces (without the ability to sprawl outwards)?
The Immediate Challenges of Urban Life
What major problems developed in crowded urban centers during the late 19th century?
How did the social gospel and Settlement House movements seek to aid the urban poor?