HISTORY OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE Early history Barley and wheat cultivation—along with the domestication of cattle‚ primarily sheep and goat—was visible in Mehrgarh by 9000 BCE. Vedic period – Post Maha Janapadas period (1500 BCE – 200 CE) The Mauryan Empire (322–185 BCE) categorised soils and made meteorological observations for agricultural use. Early Common Era – High Middle Ages (200–1200 CE) Water storage systems were designed during this period. Kallanai‚ a dam built
Premium Agriculture Green Revolution
more stuff Agriculture: Many of the plant foods we take for granted came from the Columbian Exchange. The one everyone talks about is the potato and its effect on Ireland. Feed corn is another New World plant. If we look at the effect of the potato and corn on Europe and America (European culture in the New World) we see that these two starches made possible an explosion in the numbers of humans and domestic animals the culture could support. In his book "Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚" Jared Diamond
Premium Domestication Europe United States
is consumed by the farmers and their families. Where facilities like irrigation and electricity are available‚ farming has improved. Important cash crops like sugarcane‚ oilseeds‚ cotton and jute are grown. The subsistence agriculture has given way to commercial agriculture to some extent. Dry land farming is practised in areas where the rainfall is low and irrigation facilities are inadequate. Here‚ emphasis is laid on conservation of moisture‚ and on crops like jowar‚ bajra and pulses‚ which need
Premium Agriculture
means by which more food can be grown than before‚ on the same piece of land. Improved methods of agriculture have led to the production of about 360m tonnes of plant food products and about 88m tonnes of animal food products. OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson‚ you will be able to: • state reasons for human dependence on plants and animals for food; • define and differentiate between agriculture and horticulture; • list and explain the various steps for raising an improved crop; • differentiate
Premium Agriculture
The creation of the first transcontinental railroad was a historical moment that would allow for expansion across from coast to coast. In 1870‚ the first tracks of a dream were being nailed into the future. In just a week‚ people could travel west in search of land to settle on. The railroads allowed for faster transportation‚ and economic development‚ portraying the West as a “land of limitless opportunity.” The railroad impacted westward expansion by allowing people and cargo to be transported
Premium Rail transport Economics First Transcontinental Railroad
Literature and Social Reality Sherra Weldon University of Phoenix Literature and Social Reality There were many social forces that influenced literature from 1865 to 1912. The most relevant social force was the growing divide in economic and social status. Numerous events occurred during this period that influenced the divide. One of the first and possibly the most influential‚ the Civil War. According to Reesman and Krupat (2008): The Civil
Premium Slavery in the United States Adventures of Huckleberry Finn American Civil War
Agriculture‚ also called farming or husbandry‚ is the cultivation of animals‚ plants‚ fungi‚ and other life forms for food‚ fiber‚ biofuel‚drugs and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization‚ whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture dates back thousands
Free Agriculture
The Railroad Boom The main reason for the transcontinental railroads to be built was to bring the east and west together. The building of these railroads caused huge economic growth throughout the United States. The railroad created opportunities for everyone across the US. “Railroads were the first big business‚ the first magnet for the great financial markets‚ and the first industry to develop a large-scale management bureaucracy. The railroads opened the western half of the nation to economic
Premium Rail transport First Transcontinental Railroad
passing anti-trust bills‚ like The Sherman Anti-Trust Bill. As the railroads became larger and more powerful‚ the need to give away land to million dollar companies became ludicrous to many citizens‚ especially in light of the declining economy. These changing feelings among the people (voters) moved congress to decide that ’no subsidy in money‚ bonds‚ public lands‚ indorsement‚ or by pledges of public credit’ should be given to the railroad or any other private company‚ when it could be spent on the common
Premium United States Congress Economics Monopoly
When you hear the topic “The Underground Railroad” most people will assume that it is‚ in fact a rail road. But‚ it was neither underground or a railroad. It got its name since its exercises must be completed in mystery‚ utilizing haziness or mask‚ and on the grounds that railroad terms were utilized by those included with framework to portray how it functioned. Various routes were lines‚ ceasing spots were called stations and the people who followed along were called conductors. It was a system
Premium Slavery in the United States Harriet Beecher Stowe Abolitionism