Hunting is at best a precarious way of procuring food, even when the diet is supplemented with seeds and fruits. Not long after the last Ice Age, around 7,000 B.C. (during the Neolithic period), some hunters and gatherers began to rely chiefly on agriculture for their sustenance. Others continued the old pastoral and nomadic ways. Indeed, agriculture itself evolved over the courseof (5) time, and Neolithic peoples had long known how to grow crops. The real transformation of human life occurred when huge numbers of people began to rely primarily and permanently on the grain they grew and the animals they domesticated. Agriculture made possible a more stable and secure life. With it Neolithic peoples flourished,fashioning an energetic, creative era. They were responsible for many fundamental inventions and (10)innovations that the modern world takes for granted. First, obviously, is systematic agriculture--that is, the reliance of Neolithic peoples on agriculture as their primary,
A. an increase in invention and innovation
B. emergence of towns and cities
C. development of a system of trade
D. a decrease in warfare
Hunting is at best a precarious way of procuring food, even when the diet is supplemented with seeds and fruits. Not long after the last Ice Age, around 7,000 B.C. (during the Neolithic period), some hunters and gatherers began to rely chiefly on agriculture for their sustenance. Others continued the old pastoral and nomadic ways. Indeed, agriculture itself evolved over the courseof (5) time, and Neolithic peoples had long known how to grow crops. The real transformation of human life occurred when huge numbers of people began to rely primarily and permanently on the grain they grew and the animals they domesticated. Agriculture made possible a more stable and secure life. With it Neolithic peoples flourished,fashioning an energetic, creative era. They were responsible for many fundamental inventions and (10)innovations that the modern world takes for granted. First, obviously, is systematic agriculture--that is, the reliance of Neolithic peoples on agriculture as their primary,
A. They discovered a new kind of clay.
B. They were compensation for the loss of an overseas supplier.
C. They studied new techniques in Europe.
D. The pottery they had been producing was not very strong.
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