Days 3 and 4

Graphic Organizer Using the yellow paper, make a 4-door foldable Leave the 4 doors blank On the inside, draw a line in the creases on the Uncut part of the page

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Draw/color On each of the 4 doors, draw and color the appropriate crop. Draw arrows to show the Rotation cycle Label each crop correctly

Enclosure Movement In England, beginning in 15 th -16 th centuries, landlords began reorganizing common lands – Changed the whole structure of farming village – Wealthy landlords fenced in common fields, claimed them as private property Wool had become profitable industry, landlords converted common fields into sheep-raising fields – Increased wealth of landlords but further impoverished peasant communities – 1516 Thomas More wrote Utopia as a response to the landlords’ greed

Crop Rotation Enclosure created “scientific farming” Landlords now had unified control over the fields – Experiment new techniques to increase productivity Farmers realized that by planting different types of crops, they didn’t need to leave land fallow New crops = clover, alfalfa, pod-bearing plants (peas) and turnips – These crops didn’t deplete the soil the way grains did – New plants improved soil by giving off nitrogen and making soil more porous – Improved soil = increased fertility of the fields

Other Discoveries Jethro Tull, an English farmer, invented the seed drill – Implanted seeds into soil at constant intervals – Effect = amount of seed needed to sow a field was reduced by 80%, from 10 pounds an acre to 2 pounds an acre New crops from the New World – Maize (corn) – yielded 20x more seeds than avg grain – Potato – could grow anywhere, even poor soil Planting clover, etc created healthier animals = more manure = more fertilizer = higher crop yields = more food for livestock = repeat After centuries of high death rates from disease and starvation during famine, Europe’s population began to increase

Effects of Agricultural Revolution Shifted balance of power – After EM, peasants and poor farmers lost their Voice (in decision making) Livelihood (had to become poor wage laborers) Homes, lived in shoddy structures, had too little to eat, drank too much and were susceptible to diseases (small pox) – Wealthy landlords gained: Sole control of the land Reaped huge profits from improved techniques Moved into cities, built factories and built tremendous wealth and developed trade with mainland Europe and the colonies in America – Improved farming techniques augmented the food supply and provided a safety net during famine – Under these prosperous conditions, England gained enough $$ to finance the Industrial Revolution

Nothing occurs in a vacuum; the Agricultural Revolution took place in Great Britain due to very specific circumstances. Create a Cause and Effect Poster that shows at least 5 causes of the Agricultural Revolution on the left, and at least 5 effects of the Agricultural Revolution on the Right. Include a visual for each element. Each cause or effect listed is 5 points, each visual is 5 points. 50 points possible for causes/ 50 points possible for effects, for a total of 100 points. AGRICULTURALREVOLUTIONAGRICULTURALREVOLUTION