Prehistoric times
Before farming, humans survived by this method of obtaining food.
What is hunting and gathering?
The Neolithic Revolution began around this approximate time.
What is 10,000 BCE?
Irrigation systems in this ancient civilization allowed crops to grow in dry regions.
What is Mesopotamia or Egypt?
The three-field system improved farming by doing this.
What is increasing soil fertility or crop yields?
The 18th-century Agricultural Revolution began in this country.
What is England (Britain)?
This major environmental change around 10,000 BCE made agriculture possible.
What is the end of the Ice Age?
Farming led to the rise of this type of human community.
What are villages or permanent settlements?
The Romans improved agriculture by introducing this system of land management.
What is crop rotation or villa farming?
This tool, introduced in medieval Europe, helped turn heavy soil.
What is the heavy plow?
This new farming technique involved rotating crops to keep soil fertile.
What is crop rotation?
The first plants to be domesticated were mostly this type of crop.
What are grains (like wheat and barley)?
The domestication of plants and animals marked this major shift in human history.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
This crop became a staple food in ancient China.
What is rice?
This innovation used animal power to grind grain.
What is the water mill or windmill?
The invention of this device by Jethro Tull made planting seeds faster and more efficient.
What is the seed drill?
The earliest evidence of plant cultivation has been found in this region.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This tool invention helped early farmers plant seeds more efficiently.
What is the plow?
The Greek and Roman empires relied on this social class for large-scale farming.
What are slaves?
Agricultural surpluses during this period helped towns grow into these.
What are cities?
The Green Revolution in the 20th century introduced these to increase crop yields.
What are high-yield varieties (HYVs) or fertilizers?
Controlling plant growth allowed humans to do this, leading to permanent settlements.
What is produce surplus food?
Agricultural surplus allowed this new class of people to emerge.
What are artisans or specialists (non-farm workers)?
The spread of crops like wheat, barley, and grapes across the Mediterranean was enabled by this.
What is trade or cultural diffusion?
The decline of this event in Europe led to population growth and agricultural recovery.
What is the Black Death?
Modern genetic modification of plants is an example of this scientific process.
What is biotechnology?