Agrarian Revolution

Agrarian Revolution

• Define the following concepts: Revolution, Economic Revolution, and Agrarian/Agricultural Revolution.

  Discuss the features of an economic revolution with specific reference to the agrarian revolution.

  Explain the factors that influenced the Agrarian Revolution in Britain.

• Explain the Enclosure Movement and its importance in the Agrarian Revolution.

  Outline the major changes that were introduced during the Agrarian Revolution.

  
  

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describe the term Revolution?

• A change in society that may result in a drastic shift

• A revolution is the process by which drastic, radical fundamental or significant changes are made to the way in which people live and think

• The sudden or gradual shift in an event in history

• None of the above

What do you understand by the term Economic Revolution?

What do you understand by the term Agrarian Revolution?

Do you think that the Agrarian Revolution is a type of Economic Revolution?

The Agrarian Revolution/ Agricultural/ Neolithic Revolution

Agrarian Revolution refers to the time when a sudden and radical change in agricultural practices took place. It refers to the significant and fundamental changes that were made to the activities and processes involved in the rearing of animals and the production of crops. It also includes drastic changes in the marketing of these goods. The revolution resulted from a series of discoveries and inventions that made farming much more productive than ever before.  

Multiple Choice

A complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living is given the term:

• Culture

• Technology

• Revolution

• Domesticate

Multiple Choice

A time when new inventions and techniques made farming faster and easier is known as the: _____

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Mechanical Revolution

• The Agriculture Revolution

Multiple Choice

Rural can best be described as:

• small farming villages

• big cities with factories

Multiple Choice

One cause of the Agrarian Revolution was that Britain needed more food to feed growing population.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In which century did the Agrarian Revolution begin?

• 14th

• 16th

• 18th

• 20th

Multiple Choice

Which term deals with consolidating small landholdings into larger farms with restrictions?

• Enclosure System

• Open System

• Field System

• Restrain System