(par 5.1.2) Slash-and-burn (taken from wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with scorched earth. “Occupational burning” redirects here. It is not to be confused with occupational burnout. Slash-and-burn practices in Eno, Finland, 1893 This astronaut photograph illustrates slash-and-burn forest clearing along the Rio Xingu (Xingu River) in the state of MatoGrosso, Brazil. Slash-and-burn is an agricultural technique that involves the cutting […]
(par 5.1.2) Agricultural revolution (taken from wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_revolution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Agrarian Revolution” redirects here. For the Agrarian Revolution in China between 1927-–1937, see Chinese Civil War. An agricultural revolution or agrarian revolution is a period of transition from the pre-agricultural period characterized by a Paleolithic diet, into an agricultural period characterized by a diet of cultivated foods; or a further transition from a living […]
(par 5.1.2) Neolithic Revolution (taken from wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic_Revolution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the introduction of agriculture during the Stone Age. For later historical breakthroughs in agriculture, seeagricultural revolution (disambiguation). The Neolithic Revolution or Neolithic Demographic Transition, sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement, allowing the ability to […]