Agricultural Revolution 1.0

__ __: (noun) [mid 1700s-1800s] the transformation of agriculture from traditional medieval farming to more productive, efficient, and mechanical methods of farming through scientific innovation and new techniques

How did the Agricultural Revolution impact people?

• More food

• People were healthier

• Population increased greatly

• All of these

__: (noun) A plant or plant product grown by farmers

• agriculture

• crop

• yield

__ __: (noun) the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons.

Why is crop rotation used in farming?

• A three-field system to rotate crops to keep the soil healthy.

• Rotating crops from wheat to root crops to barley to keep the nutrients in the soil.

• So maximum crop yields can be achieved.

• All of These

Who invented the horse-drawn seed drill?

• Jethro Tull

• King George III

• Christopher Columbus

• Jessi Rose Cuthbert-Payne

__ __: (verb) to plant seed for growth especially by scattering;
: to set something in motion

What did the seed drill do?

• A drill that made holes in the ground.

• A plow that made lines in the ground.

• A device that sowed seeds in well-spaced rows to boost crop yields.

• None of these

What does yield refer to?

• an amount that goes beyond what is needed

• the amount of something produced

• having to do with the Middle Ages

What does surplus refer to?

• an amount that goes beyond what is needed

• the amount of something produced

• having to do with the Middle Ages