Author Question: The first agricultural revolution was characterized by all of the following except A) ... (Read 103 times)

michelleunicorn · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

The first agricultural revolution was characterized by all of the following except

A) domestication of animals such as sheep and cattle.
B) new methods to process, prepare and store foods.
C) sedentary agriculture based on burning plant matter as a way of returning nutrients to the soil.
D) uprising of rural populations against urban landholders.
E) centers in Fertile Crescent, South Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica and the Andes.

Question 2

The first agricultural revolution set the preconditions for early world-empires by

A) enabling an increase in population densities & trade between minisystems.
B) introducing warfare to the countryside.
C) introducing colonialism and imperialism.
D) highlighting the benefits of import substitution and comparative advantage.
E) both introducing warfare to the countryside and introducing colonialism and imperialism.