Agricultural Revolutions

Which Agricultural Revolution involved the first use of seed agriculture and the domestication of plants, which then diffused from the Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile River valleys to other parts of the world?

• First Agricultural Revolution

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution

For the Industrial Revolution to take root, an agricultural revolution had to take place—one that would move agriculture beyond subsistence to generate the kinds of surpluses needed to feed thousands of people working in factories instead of in agricultural fields.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

The introduction of new higher-yield hybrid seeds and the expanded use of chemical fertilizers are associated with which Agricultural Revolution?

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

This Agricultural Revolution increased the need for tractors, irrigation pumps, and other machinery to make the most effective use of the new GMO miracle seeds.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

Beginning in Great Britain, it was composed of a series of innovations, improvements, and techniques that later diffused to the Netherlands, Denmark, and other neighboring countries. Some inventions include the Steel Plow, the McCormick Reaper, and the Seed Drill.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

This Agriculture Revolution prevented massive starvation in Mexico and India by utilizing new chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It then diffused to other developing countries in Asia and the Americas.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

This Agricultural Revolution, which began around the 1750's in Great Britain, helped massively increase the world's population through the use of new mechanical innovations.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

This Agricultural Revolution caused initial improvements in cultivating plants and domesticating animals that evolved over thousands of years.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

Overall, despite an additional 2.5 billion people in the world, grain production per capita today is higher than it was in the 1970s due to improvements made in genetically modifying crops such as wheat and rice.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)

This Agricultural Revolution led to the construction of villages, creating new types of social, cultural, economic, and political relationships that differed from those of hunter-gatherer societies. It marked the beginning of civilizations.

• First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)

• Second Agricultural Revolution

• Third Agricultural Revolution (Green)