THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION 1750-1900
THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION Agriculture means.. Farming. Revolution can mean… Change, fast or slow Over hundred and fifty years It was a slow process
Crops Rotated Fallow Manure Crop rotation
OPEN FIELD SYSTEM All villagers worked together All the land was shared out Everyone helped each other Everyone had land to grow Food Environmentally friendly.
OPEN FIELD SYSTEM Strips in different fields Not separated by walls or hedges Waste of time Waste of land Common land
Advantages and Disadvantages Clues Good and poorer soils Environment Everyone had to grow the same Land wasted Disease and weeds spread easily Time wasted Sharing