Agricultural Revolution: It started in Britain due to new improvements in farming technology and techniques, and Enlightenment ideas being applied to food. This was a time of breakthroughs in agriculture that led to increased agricultural productivity, urbanization as enclosure movements pushed peasants to cities for work (causing the Industrial Revolution), and new innovation. Robert Bakewell used selective breeding to improve livestock, and Charles Townshend brought crop rotation to Britain. (jan 1, 1600 – jan 1, 1800)
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jan 1, 1600
jan 1, 1800
~ 200 years