Day 1 - AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS OF...

How did the Agricultural Revolution change Great Britain?
● Describe the changes brought about by the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain.
Introduction
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Directions: Examine the graph below and answer the questions to the right.
World Population Growth 1. Based on the graph to the left, what was similar
about the causes of the increases in world
population in the 1750s and 1930s?

The Agricultural Revolution
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Directions: Using the text, video, and images on the following pages complete the accompanying activities with information about the effects of the
Agricultural Revolution.
Watch this video on the Agricultural Revolution (1:27-end) and read the description of the Agricultural Revolution below then fill in
the graphic organizer above with information you learn.
The Agricultural Revolution (mid-1700s- late 1800s) started in Great Britain and was the first of two important non-political
revolutions that started in the 18th century. It was both a revolution itself and an important cause of the Industrial
Revolution .
Agricultural
Revolution
the transformation of agriculture from traditional medieval farming to
more productive , efficient , and mechanical methods of farming through
scientific innovation and new techniques starting in the mid-1700s
The Agricultural Revolution led to a drastic increase in population in Great Britain and elsewhere, and increased
urbanization because people moved away from their farms to cities.