Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the rise of agriculture?increased levels of violent conflictboom in human populationreduction in the amount of foragingestablishment of permanent settlements

Which of the following is a change that is directly related to new food production practices in the Neolithic era?establishment of culturepopulation boommigration to new continentsincreased conflictcessation of foraging

Historically, the development of agriculture permitted people to –       Group of answer choiceshave more time for hunting.maintain smaller numbers.have more vacations.decrease feritlity rates.settle permanently in one location.

Read the passage below and answer the question.The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure. Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites. The average farmer worked harder than the average forager, and got a worse diet in return.From: Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens (New York: Harper, 2015), 72.Which of the following best explains why agriculture contributed to stronger social hierarchy?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   Agriculture produced more food than hunting and gatheringAAgriculture produced more food than hunting and gathering(Choice B)   Agriculture allowed some people to specialize in tasks other than food production BAgriculture allowed some people to specialize in tasks other than food production(Choice C)   Agriculture was only performed by enslaved laborersCAgriculture was only performed by enslaved laborers(Choice D)   Agriculture forced people to spend more time on food productionDAgriculture forced people to spend more time on food productionReport a problem

Compared to shifting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following?Group of answer choicesmore diversified croppinggreater use of animal powerlower population densitiesgreater use of land in rainforestssmaller farms

Which of the following was the least impactful factor in the success of the earliest civilizations of the Fertile Crescent?Anatural occurrence of grain and domesticable animalsBlong growing seasonsCabundant wildlife for hunting and gatheringDproximity to rivers