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ahriuashd

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Which of the following did NOT characterize the Neolithic lifeways that transformed the central and northern regions of Europe?
 
  a. farmers cultivated cereals and legumes, raised cattle and pigs, and collected wild hazelnuts
  b. settlements consisted of sturdy timber-framed longhouses
  c. harvested crops were stored in longhouses that served as barns
  d. wooden fences were unable to confine livestock from planted fields, thus limiting the amount of plantings farmers could make
  e. fertility of soils could be maintained with simple manuring

Question 2

What factor below does not account for the relative unimportance of farming in much of the New World prior to the arrival of Europeans?
 
  a. An agricultural diet was not nutritionally superior.
  b. Maize was difficult to harvest and process by hand.
  c. Many groups continued to utilize hunting and gathering to supply sufficient protein.
  d. The most productive domesticates were difficult to introduce to temperate areas.
  e. New World cereal grasses required less space per plant, thus making a large extent of farming an unnecessary waste of time.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

e



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