Early Agriculture
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the __________ Revolution.
Agricultural
Jethro Tull invented the __________ in 1701 to improve planting.
Seed Drill
Known as the “Father of Genetics,” he studied pea plants.
Gregor Mendel
This 1862 Act created Land Grant Universities.
Morrill Act
Precision agriculture often uses this satellite-based technology.
GPS
The first civilization to develop large-scale irrigation along the Nile River.
Egyptians
Eli Whitney’s __________ of 1793 revolutionized cotton production.
Cotton Gin
He promoted peanuts, sweet potatoes, and crop rotation in the South.
George Washington Carver
This 1887 Act established agricultural experiment stations.
Hatch Act
The Green Revolution mainly addressed the global problem of __________.
Hunger / Food shortages
These three crops, called the “Three Sisters,” were planted together by Native Americans.
Corn
Beans
Squash
John Deere’s __________, introduced in 1837, made plowing the prairie possible.
Steel Plow
He developed high-yield wheat varieties and is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution.”
Norman Borlaug
This 1917 Act funded vocational agriculture programs in schools.
Smith-Hughes Act
CRISPR and GMOs are examples of this area of modern agricultural science.
Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering
Domestication of these two animal species provided meat, milk, and draft power early in human history.
Cattle and sheep
The __________ Reaper, invented in 1831, made grain harvesting easier.
McCormick Reaper
She wrote Silent Spring in 1962, raising awareness about pesticide use. (
Rachel Carson
FFA was founded in this year.
1928
This act of behavior modification in animals marked a major change in agriculture.
Domestication of livestock
Terrace farming for rice production is most associated with this ancient culture.
Chinese
This 20th-century innovation in corn seed dramatically increased crop yields.
Hybrid Seed Corn
This U.S. president established the USDA and signed the Morrill Act of 1862.
Abraham Lincoln
The Soil Conservation Act of 1935 was a direct response to this environmental disaster.
The Dust Bowl
Sustainable farming practices today are often focused on combating this global environmental challenge.
Climate Change