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The Neolithic Revolution

1. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

A) The technological differences between stone and metal tools

B) the social and environmental changes caused by agriculture

C) the dietary habits of prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies

D) the history of trade between various ancient village settlements

2. The word "sedentary" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

A) active

B) migratory

C) stationary

D) isolated

3. According to paragraph 2, what allowed for the emergence of specialized labor?

A) The invention of pottery for storing wild seeds

B) The development of trade with distant regions

C) The threat of infectious diseases in crowded areas

D) The availability of more food than was immediately needed

4. According to the passage, all of the following were challenges of the new agricultural lifestyle EXCEPT

A) A decrease in the total human population

B) The risk of losing crops due to bad weather

C) The faster transmission of diseases among people

D) Increased environmental damage through deforestation

5. What is the relationship between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3?

A) Paragraph 3 provides a solution to the problems introduced in paragraph 2.

B) Paragraph 3 shifts the focus from social developments to environmental consequences.

C) Paragraph 2 explains the causes of a revolution that paragraph 3 claims never happened.

D) Paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 both argue that hunting was more efficient than farming.

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