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First (Neolithic) Agricultural Revolution the origin of farming, marked by the domestication of plants and animals
animal domestication the process of adapting wild animals for human use like protection, transportation, & food
plant domestication the process of growing & planting seeds for crops, food, & trade
Fertile Crescent the first major agricultural hearth: located in Southwest Asia & extends from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
independent innovation when crops and animals were domesticated in multiple regions with no interaction among the people
Columbian Exchange the global movement of plants and animals between Afro-Eurasia and the Americas
Second Agricultural Revolution began in the 1700s; used the advances of the Industrial Revolution to increase food supply, supported population growth, & introduced technology and machines into agriculture
Enclosure Acts a series of laws enacted by the British government that enabled landowners to purchase and enclose land for their own use
crop rotation the technique of planting different crops in a specific sequence on the same plot of land in order to restore nutrients back in the soil
irrigation The process of applying controlled amounts of water to crops using canals, pipes, sprinkler systems, or other human-made devices
Third Agricultural Revolution the expansion of mechanization of farming, developing new global agricultural systems, & using scientific/information technologies to further advances In the mid-20th century
Green Revolution advances in plant biology in the mid-20th century during the Third Agricultural Revolution
hybridization the process of breeding two plants that have desirable characteristics to produce a single seed with both characteristics
genetically modified organisms (GMO) the process where humans use engineering techniques to change the DNA of a seed
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