Read the passage below and answer the question.Note: The author of this passage considered civilized life a direct result of agriculture.Civilized life is secure life. At the most basic level this means security from the sudden destruction that village communities might suffer. Civilized life gives the feeling of permanence. It offers regularity, stability, order, even routine. Plans can be made. Expectations can be realized. People can be expected to act predictably, according to the rules.The first cities were able to attain stability with walls that shielded the inhabitants from nomads and armies, with the first codes of law that defined human relationships, with police and officials that enforced the laws, and with institutions that functioned beyond the lives of their particular members. City life offered considerably more permanence and security than village life.From: Kevin Reilly, The West and the World: A History of Civilization (New York: Harper Collins, 1989).What was the relationship between agriculture and cities?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A) Agriculture was only possible in areas with large, concentrated populations AAgriculture was only possible in areas with large, concentrated populations(Choice B) Agriculture provided a larger and more predictable food supply, which allowed for larger, more permanent settlementsBAgriculture provided a larger and more predictable food supply, which allowed for larger, more permanent settlements(Choice C) Agriculture was not related to the establishment of citiesCAgriculture was not related to the establishment of cities(Choice D) Agriculture forced people to spread out over larger areas to obtain foodDAgriculture forced people to spread out over larger areas to obtain food
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Read the passage below and answer the question.Note: The author of this passage considered civilized life a direct result of agriculture.Civilized life is secure life. At the most basic level this means security from the sudden destruction that village communities might suffer. Civilized life gives the feeling of permanence. It offers regularity, stability, order, even routine. Plans can be made. Expectations can be realized. People can be expected to act predictably, according to the rules.The first cities were able to attain stability with walls that shielded the inhabitants from nomads and armies, with the first codes of law that defined human relationships, with police and officials that enforced the laws, and with institutions that functioned beyond the lives of their particular members. City life offered considerably more permanence and security than village life.From: Kevin Reilly, The West and the World: A History of Civilization (New York: Harper Collins, 1989).What was the relationship between agriculture and cities?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A) Agriculture was only possible in areas with large, concentrated populations AAgriculture was only possible in areas with large, concentrated populations(Choice B) Agriculture provided a larger and more predictable food supply, which allowed for larger, more permanent settlementsBAgriculture provided a larger and more predictable food supply, which allowed for larger, more permanent settlements(Choice C) Agriculture was not related to the establishment of citiesCAgriculture was not related to the establishment of cities(Choice D) Agriculture forced people to spread out over larger areas to obtain foodDAgriculture forced people to spread out over larger areas to obtain food
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The correct answer is (Choice B) Agriculture provided a larger and more predictable food supply, which allowed for larger, more permanent settlements. This is because the passage suggests that agriculture was a key factor in the development of civilized life, which includes the establishment of cities. The predictability and stability provided by agriculture would have allowed for the planning and permanence that characterizes city life.
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