The Industrial Revolution significantly transformed economic structures by introducing _____, which allowed for the mass production of goods and altered workers' roles from artisans to wage laborers.

The Industrial Revolution changed the way goods were made by introducing factories and machines, which allowed for mass production. Before this time, most products were made by skilled artisans who created items by hand. With machines, products could be made faster and in larger quantities, which meant that fewer workers were needed to produce the same amount of goods. This shift changed workers' roles from being independent artisans to wage laborers who worked in factories for a set salary. For example, instead of a craftsman making a single chair, a factory could produce hundreds of chairs in a day using machines.