Which of the Following Is True of the Domestication of Animals

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the domestication of animals?

• A) It probably first occurred in central America, where wild dogs attached themselves to small human clans to obtain discarded animal carcasses.
• B) It was more difficult and less reliable than hunting game to obtain protein.
• C) It led some communities to move to grassy steppe lands and develop pastoralism to provide sufficient food supplies for their herds.
• D) It tended to disrupt relationships within communities, as pastoralists and agriculturalists competed for the same land.

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