Why didn’t the masters want slaves to have knowledge?

If slaves had knowledge, they would realize they were being treated unfairly, which would make it harder for the masters to force them to work. They would also be more likely to be able to escape or rebel.

india declared indapendence from britain

crop rotation kepy different plants in the soil instead of once constintly. when switching out plants you have different nutrients being absorbed at different speeds and different roots growing differently therfore the spoil and water flow have to adapt and carry fresh nutrients to carry the constant changes that were going on in the soil.