In the Middle East, Early Cultivation Began as an Attempt

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the Middle East, early cultivation began as an attempt to copy, in a less favorable environment, the dense stands of wheat and barley that grew wild in the hilly flanks. All of the following either motivated or facilitated this attempt EXCEPT

• A) living in marginal areas most affected by climatic changes.
• B) human inventiveness and experimentation that occurred in the optimal zones, such as the hilly flanks.
• C) the existence of a vertical economy.
• D) population growth.
• E) climatic changes that reduced the available amount of wild wheat and barley.

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