KS3 the agricultural revolution - including fertilisers

History Quiz - The Agricultural Revolution 02 (Questions)

This KS3 History quiz takes a second look at the Agricultural Revolution. Not all historians agree about the Agricultural Revolution. One thing is certain though, between 1700 and 1850, agricultural production just about doubled. At the time, the population of England was rapidly increasing. If farmers had not been able to grow more crops and rear more animals, large numbers of people would have starved and the Industrial Revolution would have been slowed down.

A number of people are credited with being important in the development of agriculture in the 18^th and 19^th centuries. Charles Townshend was a politician and a farmer. He strongly promoted the Norfolk system of crop rotation which earned him the nickname of "Turnip". A farmer called Robert Bakewell carried out a programme of selective breeding of sheep, cattle and horses. As a result of his work, new breeds of sheep that gave better wool were developed as well as bigger horses and cattle specifically grown to provide beef. Thomas Coke introduced better grasses for animal grazing and also publicised his work and the work of others through his agricultural shows.

Who introduced the Norfolk four-course crop rotation?

[ ]	'Carrot' Connolly
[ ]	'Cauliflower' Carter
[ ]	'Runner Bean' Rogers
[ ]	'Turnip' Townshend

Which crop was not rotated in the Norfolk system?

[ ]	Barley
[ ]	Clover
[ ]	Oilseed rape
[ ]	Turnips

Which was not true of the new crop rotation system?

[ ]	All farmers had to agree to use it
[ ]	Animals were fed on the turnips and clover
[ ]	No field needed to be left fallow
[ ]	The soil was better nourished

Who shared and spread new ideas?

[ ]	Thomas Coke
[ ]	Thomas Fanta
[ ]	Thomas Sprite
[ ]	Thomas Vimto

Jethro Tull famously invented a horse-drawn…what?

[ ]	Combine harvester
[ ]	Hay baler
[ ]	Seed drill
[ ]	Threshing machine

The old method of scattering seeds by hand was .......

[ ]	Broadcasting
[ ]	Palming
[ ]	Pathetic
[ ]	Winnowing

Who helped to produce healthier and heavier animals?

[ ]	Henry Cornwell
[ ]	James Stowell
[ ]	Michael Chartwell
[ ]	Robert Bakewell

Bakewell's methods were known as what?

[ ]	Cloning
[ ]	Controlled mating
[ ]	Scientific rearing
[ ]	Selective breeding

Jethro Tull's book of 1731 had what title?

[ ]	Farming the Modern Way
[ ]	Horse Hoeing Husbandry
[ ]	Ploughing New Furrows
[ ]	Seed Drill Dynamics

10.

Which other historical event greatly helped farmers?

[ ]	The American Revolution
[ ]	The French Revolution
[ ]	The Industrial Revolution
[ ]	The Mexican Revolution

History Quiz - The Agricultural Revolution 02 (Answers)

Who introduced the Norfolk four-course crop rotation?

[ ]	'Carrot' Connolly
[ ]	'Cauliflower' Carter
[ ]	'Runner Bean' Rogers
[x]	'Turnip' Townshend

Charles Townshend was a wealthy landowner

Which crop was not rotated in the Norfolk system?

[ ]	Barley
[ ]	Clover
[x]	Oilseed rape
[ ]	Turnips

Wheat was the fourth crop

Which was not true of the new crop rotation system?

[x]	All farmers had to agree to use it
[ ]	Animals were fed on the turnips and clover
[ ]	No field needed to be left fallow
[ ]	The soil was better nourished

It was not a legal requirement for farmers

Who shared and spread new ideas?

[x]	Thomas Coke
[ ]	Thomas Fanta
[ ]	Thomas Sprite
[ ]	Thomas Vimto

Sheep shearing competitions were one idea of his

Jethro Tull famously invented a horse-drawn…what?

[ ]	Combine harvester
[ ]	Hay baler
[x]	Seed drill
[ ]	Threshing machine

It planted seeds straight and at the same depth

The old method of scattering seeds by hand was .......

[x]	Broadcasting
[ ]	Palming
[ ]	Pathetic
[ ]	Winnowing

Seeds could be blown away or eaten by birds as they were not buried in the soil

Who helped to produce healthier and heavier animals?

[ ]	Henry Cornwell
[ ]	James Stowell
[ ]	Michael Chartwell
[x]	Robert Bakewell

He was the first person to breed cattle specifically for slaughtering to provide beef

Bakewell's methods were known as what?

[ ]	Cloning
[ ]	Controlled mating
[ ]	Scientific rearing
[x]	Selective breeding

His programme of selective breeding was mentioned by Charles Darwin in his theory of evolution. He said it was good evidence that species could change over long periods of time

Jethro Tull's book of 1731 had what title?

[ ]	Farming the Modern Way
[x]	Horse Hoeing Husbandry
[ ]	Ploughing New Furrows
[ ]	Seed Drill Dynamics

He believed that plants used the soil for food. No-one knew about photosynthesis at that time

10.

Which other historical event greatly helped farmers?

[ ]	The American Revolution
[ ]	The French Revolution
[x]	The Industrial Revolution
[ ]	The Mexican Revolution

Farm machinery could now be made of iron instead of wood