Agrarian Revolution

• Crop Rotation: Agricultural practice of alternating crops to improve soil fertility.

• Enclosure Movement: Privatization of common lands in England.

• Mechanization: Use of machinery in agriculture, increasing productivity.

• Surplus: Excess production of crops beyond subsistence needs.

Key Themes & Concepts:

• The transformation of agricultural practices and its effects on population growth.

• Economic and social changes resulting from agricultural innovations.

• The connection between the Agrarian and Industrial Revolutions.

Review Questions:

1. How did the Agrarian Revolution pave the way for the Industrial Revolution? Made farming more efficient, creating more food and allowing the population to grow. This provided a bigger workforce for factories, helping the Industrial Revolution begin.

2. What technological advances transformed agriculture during this period? New tools like the seed drill, better crop rotation, and machines for planting and harvesting made farming faster and more productive.

3. Describe the social and economic impacts of the Agrarian Revolution. Led to more food and wealth for landowners, but many small farmers lost their land. This forced people to move to cities to find factory jobs, leading to urban growth and the rise of the working class.