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Read the passage below and answer the question.The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure. Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites. The average farmer worked harder than the average forager, and got a worse diet in return.From: Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens (New York: Harper, 2015), 72.Which of the following best explains why agriculture contributed to stronger social hierarchy?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   Agriculture produced more food than hunting and gatheringAAgriculture produced more food than hunting and gathering(Choice B)   Agriculture allowed some people to specialize in tasks other than food production BAgriculture allowed some people to specialize in tasks other than food production(Choice C)   Agriculture was only performed by enslaved laborersCAgriculture was only performed by enslaved laborers(Choice D)   Agriculture forced people to spend more time on food productionDAgriculture forced people to spend more time on food productionReport a problem

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Read the passage below and answer the question.The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure. Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites. The average farmer worked harder than the average forager, and got a worse diet in return.From: Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens (New York: Harper, 2015), 72.Which of the following best explains why agriculture contributed to stronger social hierarchy?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   Agriculture produced more food than hunting and gatheringAAgriculture produced more food than hunting and gathering(Choice B)   Agriculture allowed some people to specialize in tasks other than food production BAgriculture allowed some people to specialize in tasks other than food production(Choice C)   Agriculture was only performed by enslaved laborersCAgriculture was only performed by enslaved laborers(Choice D)   Agriculture forced people to spend more time on food productionDAgriculture forced people to spend more time on food productionReport a problem

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The best answer is (Choice B) Agriculture allowed some people to specialize in tasks other than food production. This is because with the advent of agriculture, not everyone had to focus on gathering or hunting for food. This allowed some people to develop other skills and trades, leading to a division of labor and the emergence of a social hierarchy.

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