HG UNIT 5 AGRICULTURE

Why was crop rotation such an important farming technique?

• it helped to keep the soil fertile
• it planted seeds in a straight line
• it enclosed all the common land so peasants had to move to the cities
• in water the crops

This picture shows a result that would have been part of the ____ Agricultural Revolution.

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

What revolution was defined by plant and animal domestication?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

Agricultural hearths (origin) developed in four areas around the world EXCEPT

• Central America

• Eastern Europe

• East Asia

• Western Africa

This picture shows an innovation that would have been part of the ____ Agricultural Revolution.

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

What revolution was defined by new varieties of crops, the enclosure movement, and new machine technology?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

What was the invention that planted seeds in a straight line?

• Crop Rotation
• Seed Drill
• Enclosure Movement
• Mechanization

Before the enclosure movement, what land did the peasants farm on?

• their neighbors land
• their parent's land
• the common land
• they didn't farm before the enclosure movement

During the 1st Agricultural Revolution, the population was able to grow because ______.

• many animals that were dangerous to humans died off

• hunters developed better techniques for hunting

• humans learned which plants were safe to eat

• people had a steady supply of food

Agriculture is another word for

• hunting
• gathering
• farming
• irrigation