Multiple choice Which of these is the most plausible cause for the Neolithic Revolution? Agrarian life gave more varied nutrition People settled down and needed more reliable food source Extinction of large game and need for new food sources Development of new agricultural technologies Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Many historians believe that the end of the last Ice Age and the subsequent extinction of large game animals forced human populations to find more reliable, sustainable food sources, leading to the adoption of agriculture.