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Beginnings of Modernization: The Agricultural Revolution (in Britain)

The Key to understanding the Agricultural Revolution is we were all SET to go!

SET

Medieval Crop Rotation: 17th Century (NEW) Crop Rotation:

The four-field system produced a higher crop yield because none of the land had to lie ______________________.Science is good – but also leads to selective breeding like the ____________ blue cattle: bodybuilders of the bovine world.

1. Agricultural Revolution = the _____________ as entrepreneur

TurnipsClover

Dan Klimke

OatsWheat

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The OLD Feudal way (Common Land): The NEW way (Enclosure Movement)

Upside

Downside

What were the English poor laws? Who was affected? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Agricultural Revolution = the _____________ as inventor.OLD NEW HOW IT IMPROVED FARMINGSower (by hand)

Seed Drill

Threshing (by hand with scythe)

Portable Threshing Machine

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Better ____________ = more food

All of this creates a _______________________ EXPLOSION in the 18th century. Crash Course World History 215: Population, Sustainability and Malthushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAkW_i0bDpQ

What was Thomas Malthus’ Theory concerning population growth?

How did the Malthusian theory of population play a role in the Irish potato famine from 1846-1851?

What are the arguments against Malthus’ theory of population?

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Crash Course World History #32: “Coal, Steam, and the Industrial Revolution” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL5DCizj5c&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=32Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in Europe first? Take note of the various arguments that John Green says people have made, and comment on the validity of each argument.

Argument Validity?

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