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Loosening up
The ard was first
Before farmers plant crops, used in what is now
they plow (loosen) the soil, but Iraq and Pakistan.
doing it by hand or with a shovel is
hard and time-consuming. In the
6th century BCE, farmers developed
the ARD—an early kind of wooden
plow that broke the ground as it
was dragged behind an animal.

Wheely useful
The ard head
As the idea tore the soil around the world, dug up the soil
other people improved it. The Romans added in a straight line,
a WHEEL, making the plow much easier allowing seeds
to move and control, and they made the to be sown in the
path left behind.
plowshares (the part that dug into the soil)
out of iron, which was very strong and cut
into the ground more easily.
Adding more plowshares
reduced plowing time
even more.

The plow

How it changed The FARMING revolution that allowed more

The plow was the
first tool to improve food
food to be produced in a fraction of the time
production by taking a lot of
the time and effort out
of sowing crops.
the world

Modern times
Though the plow has been
improved and refined since
ancient times, it still works in the
same way. Modern plows are made
of metal and pulled by TRACTORS.
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