Definition of Term
What is a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially?
Crop
How did nobles acquire manors?
It was given to them by the king.
What was Charles Townsend's contribution to the A.R?
What was a cause or factor of the Agrarian Revolution?
• The Enclosure Movement
• Selective Breeding
• Crop Rotation
• Mechanization
Where did the Agrarian Revolution take place?
What is Mechanization?
The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
What did the monarch expect from the nobles when he gifted them land?
Their loyalty and military service
Who contributed a nitrogen-based fertilizer to the A.R?
Justus Von Liebig
How were peasants in Britain affected by the Enclosure Act?
Peasant were forced to leave their land and go to cities to find work
Between what centuries did Feudalism take place?
9th and 15th
What does Agrarian mean?
Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land/Farming/Agriculture
Who lived in the manor house?
The lord
This invention created by Jethro Tull is used to sow seeds. What is it called?
The Seed Drill
How did the mechanization cause the Agrarian Revolution?
It opened doors to more inventions to increase crop development
What Act was legalized in Britain 1801 after being stopped by the church?
The General Inclosure Act
What was a plot of land given to a lord called?
Fief
What are these classified as: Monarch, Church, Nobles, Commoners
Social Classes
Who created the threshing machine?
Andrew Meikle
How did the enclosure movement cause the Agrarian Revolution?
• It introduced fencing which then turned farms from open fields to closed fields
When did the church denounce the practice of inclosure?
The 16th and 17th centuries
What is a fertilizer?
A chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility.
Which social class in feudalism worked on the farmland?
Peasants
What did Robert Bakewell contribute to the AR?
He revolutionized sheep and cattle breeding by methodical selection and inbreeding.
How did the 4 field crop rotation affect the Agrarian Revolution ?
It helped with more production of different crops on one field
What year was the threshing machine by Andrew Meikle created?
1786