In ancient Rome, the wealthy noble citizens were known as the Patricians, while the lower class citizens were call the plebians. The plebians had far less social impact than the Patricians.
The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt.
The results of the industrial revolution were worth the human cost. If you consider what are all the things which we have nowadays as a direct result of the industrial revolution, I think the answer should be quite obvious considering the abundance of goods and the subsequent development of society that followed.
