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  2. 4 days ago · Origins of agriculture, the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms—wet-rice production in Asia, wheat farming in Europe, cattle.

  3. 2 days ago · New agricultural practices like enclosure, mechanization, four-field crop rotation to maintain soil nutrients, and selective breeding enabled an unprecedented population growth to 5.7 million in 1750, freeing up a significant percentage of the workforce, and thereby helped drive the Industrial Revolution.

  4. May 9, 2024 · Green revolution, great increase in production of food grains (especially wheat and rice) that resulted in large part from the introduction into developing countries of new, high-yielding varieties, beginning in the mid-20th century. Learn more about the green revolution in this article.

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  5. 5 days ago · This article describes the medieval village, the agricultural technology and the advancements as well as the results of the improvements to the life of the farmer. This webpage shows brief descriptions on the different types of tools that were both invented and used throughout the Middle Ages.

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  6. 5 days ago · The agricultural revolution freed large numbers of workers from the land (the proportion of the total population working the soil approximately halved between 1500 and 1800, from 74 per cent to 35 per cent). The consequence was a steady flow of labour moving into rural industry and urban trades.

  7. Apr 30, 2024 · Peasants’ Revolt (1381), first great popular rebellion in English history. Its immediate cause was the imposition of the poll tax of 1380, which brought to a head the economic unrest that had been growing since the middle of the century. The rebellion drew support from agricultural laborers as well as urban artisans.

  8. 2 days ago · The Agricultural Revolution of the eighteenth century marked a significant shift in agricultural practices, leading to increased productivity, efficiency, and ultimately laying the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution. Several factors contributed to this revolution, along with its causes and effects, and England and the Low Countries ...

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