History A-Level
golden age of agriculture
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A period of high yields and mixed farming, created by high farming techniques and growing urban markets despite free trade.
Topics that use golden age of agriculture
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Economy, society and politics, 1846–1885 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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