1. NON – POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS

2. Neolithic Revolution 10,000 yrs ago – Middle East
Causes
Effects
Need of steady food supply – ppl were Nomadic & had to move to find food
Domestication of animals
Farming & surplus food
Civilizations developed (ppl settling in 1 place)

3. Scientific Revolutions 1400s-1700s – Europe
Causes
Effects
Renaissance spirit of questioning
Reformation questioning the church
Human observation of world
Scientific method (observation, experimentation & proving theories)
Question traditional & church teachings about world
Leads to Enlightenment period

4. Enlightenment 1700s – Europe
Causes
Effects
Sci. Rev.
(see Sci. Rev. causes)
Dislike of absolute monarchs
Philosophers apply reason & sci. laws to study human nature & society
Questioned divine right & church power
Led to revs. Worldwide
Locke’s natural rights is basis for democracy

5. Glorious Revolution 1688 – England
Causes
Effects
Eng. king unable to secure absolute rule
Magna Carta (1215) limited power of king
Rise of parliament
William & Mary rule along w/ parliament
Parliament has more power than monarch

6. Commercial Revolution 1500s-1700s – Europe
Causes
Effects
Age of exploration
Banking & credit
Joint stock companies (ex. British East India Co.)
guilds
Development of mercantilism
Strengthening of capitalism
Creation of middle class
Investment $ available leads to Renaissance & Industrial Revolution

7. Agricultural Revolution late 1600s-early 1700s – England
Causes
Effects
Lack of food
Sci. Rev. applied to agriculture
New farming tech. (ex. seed drill)
Select animal breeding
Crop rotation
More yield per field = population increase
Less people needed for farming
Caused the Industrial Rev.

8. Industrial Revolution 1750s – England
Causes
Effects
Natural resources of England (coal, iron, water)
England had all the factors of production (land, labor, $)
Great colonial empire
Available workforce
Inventions (spinning jenny, steam engine)
Mass production in factories
Urbanization & pollution
Growth of capitalism
Poor working conditions  reforms
A cause of Imperialism

9. Green Revolution 1960s-1980s – India
Causes
Effects
Need of food
Overpopulation
Lack of farming tech.
Applied modern advanced tech. to agriculture
Used new seeds, fertilizers & equipment to increase crop yield

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