Multiple choice

Which best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?

  1. Farming held back development of the arts

  2. farming helped establish permanent settlements

  3. farming led to more hunter-gatherer groups

  4. Farming competed with hunting and gathering practices
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Before farming, humans had to move constantly to follow wild food sources. The development of agriculture provided a reliable, local food supply, which allowed people to build permanent homes and eventually form towns and cities.

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