Bell Ringer• Review the following terms from your

vocabulary list:– Subsistence Agriculture– Enclosure Movement– Crop Rotation– Seed Drill

• Predict what we will be talking about today. Be sure to explain why.– “Today, I believe…” “I believe this because…”

Pre-industrial societyYou are an artisan producing stationery.

• Using a writing utensil and the piece of paper, create a detailed piece of stationery.– Adorn it with creative touches to make it

appealing to the eye. Be precise and artistic.

• The most elaborate piece of stationery will receive 5 Bobcat Bucks!

Change to industrialism

Can I get a volunteer?

How did you feel as an artisan crafting yourproduct?What are the advantages of producingstationery by hand? Disadvantages?What are the advantages of producingstationery by hole-punch? Disadvantages?Overall, is the hole-punch machine animprovement in making stationery? Why or whynot?

What do you see? What are the people doing? How would you describe how they are dressed? How might they feel about their work?

Pre-industrial farming• Farming villages - each

grew enough food to feed itself

• Land separated into three fields: grain, oats, fallow (empty; to regain fertility)

• Peasants lived at subsistence level– Owned basic necessities

• Families supplemented income through hunting, fishing, mining, brewing beer

• Advantages to this way of life?

• Disadvantages?

Forces of Change in the 18th century

1. Population growing2. Napoleon’s blockade on England

Blockade prevented imports into England No imports = farmers needing to produce

more food

Improved farming techniques were needed…

What do you see? What’s the benefit of farming all four fields at once instead of leaving fields empty? What might the arrow represent? How might this affect production?

Agricultural Revolution1. More efficient land use

A. Enclosure movement– Landlords fenced in

common land – Larger fields = more

output– Less workers = more

profit

2. Improved methods of farmingA. Crop Rotation– Eliminated leaving land

empty– Grew crops that

increased fertilityB. Seed drill– Implanted seeds into

ground deeper and faster– More seeds caught =

increased food

3. New crops from the New World

A. Maize (Indian corn)– Higher yields than grain– It’s A-maize-ing!

B. Potato– Easy to grow anywhere – High in nutrients =

healthier people

Effects of Agricultural Revolution

• New farming techniques increased output • More food available = healthier people (death

rates fell) = POPULATION BOOM!• Growing demand = need for new technology

Why did Britain lead the way?1. Natural resources of coal and iron

a. Used to power and build new technology

2. Abundant amount of labora. Fewer farmers (Enclosure) = more city workers

3. New technologya. Invented to meet growing demand for goods

4. Economic stabilitya. Trade overseas = wealth ($$$) - invest in new technology

5. Stable governmenta. Constitutional monarchy (people had say)

Ag Rev: Then and now

Land Use

Ag Rev: Then and now

Seed Drill

Ag Rev: Then and nowNew Crops - Then

Clover Maize

Potato

Ag Rev: Then and nowNew Crops - Now

GMO – Genetically Modified Organisms Hybrids