The Agrarian Revolution

Question 1

what is another name for the agrarian revolution?

Answer 1

Agriculture

Question 2

what is revolution

Answer 2

An historical event that results in dramatic change in a society or government

Question 3

what is the agrarian revolution

Answer 3

The agrarian revolution are significant changes that occurred in agricultural practices

Question 4

what are the characteristics of a revolution

Answer 4

Violent, sudden, peaceful, caused by and event or theory, there must be a need for things to change

Question 5

what are the types of revolution

Answer 5

Social, Economic and Political

Question 6

what is the social revolution

Answer 6

A revolution aiming to re-organize all of society

Question 7

what is an example of social revolution

Answer 7

Civil rights movement, Black lives matter (BLM)

Question 8

what is economic revolution

Answer 8

A major change in goods and services being marketed and produced

Question 9

give an example of the economic revolution

Answer 9

The industrial revolution and The agrarian/agriculture revolution

Question 10

what is the political revolution

Answer 10

A change in government or leadership

Question 11

what is an example of the political revolution

Answer 11

French revolution, Haitian revolution, American revolution and Cuban revolution

Question 12

where did the agrarian revolution belong

Answer 12

in Britain

Question 13

when did the agrarian revolution occur

Answer 13

in the mid 18th century to 19th century

Question 14

what were some causes of the agrarian revolution

Answer 14

The enclosure movement and improved methods of farming

Question 15

Who invented the seed drill

Answer 15

Jethro Tull

Question 16

In what year was the seed drill invented

Answer 16

In 1701

Question 17

what was the seed drill used for

Answer 17

The seed drill was used for the mechanized planting of seeds

Question 18

what did Justus Von Liebig argued that…

Answer 18

He argued that in order to prevent soil exhaustion and to get a better plant yield, the farmers should use fertilizers that helped to replace the last nutrients.

Question 19

what happened as a result of the enclosure movement

Answer 19

Many tenants lost their livelihoods and were forced to move to towns

Question 20

what is the enclosure movement

Answer 20

the revolutionary change in the pattern of land ownership

Question 21

how did farmers produce more meat

Answer 21

farmers would select the best individuals to breed from in order to produce the biggest, healthiest offspring

Question 22

when did the Agrarian revolution occur

Answer 22

from the mid 18th to 19th century

Question 23

what is SET

Answer 23

Science
Entrepreneurship
Technology

Question 24

What did Dr. Thomas lecky produce

Answer 24

he produced the famous red poll and jamaica hope breed of cows

Question 25

what crops were grown in the four - crop method

Answer 25

Wheat Fallow (Mulch) Legumes (Beans) Potatoes

Question 26

which person developed the method of crop rotaton

Answer 26

Viscount Townshend

Question 27

who were the inventors of the selective breeding invention

Answer 27

Robert Bakewell and Thomas Coke

Question 28

why was crop rotation practiced by farmers

Answer 28

It was practiced so that no land have to remain fallow

Question 29

what is selective breeding

Answer 29

Selective breeding involves choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable characteristics.

Question 30

who invented the rotherham plough

Answer 30

Joseph Faljambe

Question 31

when was the rotherham plough invented

Answer 31

In 1730

Question 32

who is a propagandis

Answer 32

a person who worked to spread new ideas about farming techniques

Question 33

what was the rotherham plough used for

Answer 33

the plough was developed to cut long soil slices and turn it upside down to bury the surface residue

Question 34

who was Arthur Young

Answer 34

Arthur young was a propagandist for agricultural improvement

Question 35

how did farmers try to produce cows that will give more milk

Answer 35

by doing stock breeding

Question 36

who was thomas coke

Answer 36

A norfolk landowner who adapted and spread new agricultural methods on his farm in Norfolk

Question 37

what are the causes of the agrarian revolution

Answer 37

The enclosure movement

Question 38

what were the positive effects of the agrarian revolution

Answer 38

1. Fertilizers helped in the greater yield and quality of the crops 2. Machines made the work on estates easier 3. Stock breeding was introduced

Question 39

what were the negative effects of the agrarian revolution

Answer 39

1. The price of land increased 2. Many peasants and small farmers were forced to sell their small plot of large estate owners

Question 40

what were the effects of the agrarian revolution in the caribbean

Answer 40

1. The introduction of canning of foods enabled large portions of the population to have access to protein 2. The sugar industry in the Caribbean benefited greatly from the agrarian revolution