What was a result of agriculture? A. delayed weaning, leading to smaller family

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What was a result of agriculture?

A. delayed weaning, leading to smaller family size

B. a stable, healthy food source

C. population sedentism and crowding

D. higher-quality nutrition

Which of the following is the correct order in which plants were domesticated?

A. African rice; emmer wheat; barley

B. maize; pearl millet; rye

C. emmer wheat; Asian broomcorn millet; African rice

D. rye; African rice; peanuts

How is climate change likely related to the agricultural revolution?

A. Agriculture became widespread in response to rapid climate change.

B. The start of the agricultural revolution caused significant climate change to which humans needed to adapt.

C. Agriculture did not develop until the climate changed to become more stable.

D. As the rate of climate change was reduced and allowed for a more variable environment, agriculture was made possible.

With the rise of agriculture, what is the pattern of food acquisition and use?

A. Plant foods continued to be used at a similar rate as agriculture was slowly adapted worldwide.

B.Animal foods became increasingly important as overcrowding reduced land on which to grow plant foods.

C. Plant foods replaced animal foods quickly as foraging rapidly gave way to agriculture.

D. At the outset of agriculture, domestic animal food first became important, then declined as plant foods became more important.

Which of the following characterizes global temperature changes since the Last Interglacial?

A. steadily cooling climate

B. 50,000 years with little change followed by 50,000 years of rapid change

C. 100,000 years of highly variable but mostly cold climate followed by 10,000 years of warm and less variable climate

d. steadily warming climate

1) a stable healthy food source

2) maize; pearl millet; rye

3) As the rate of climate change was reduced and allowed for a more variable environment, agriculture was made possible.

4) Plant foods continued to be used at a similar rate as agriculture was slowly adapted worldwide

5) 100,000 years of highly variable but mostly cold climate followed by 10,000 years of warm and less variable climate

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