The Main Reason That the Natufians Began to Settle Down

question 43

Multiple Choice

The main reason that the Natufians began to settle down into semi-permanent villages was that

• A) western Asia became warmer and wetter.
• B) the antelope and gazelle that they had hunted disappeared.
• C) sea levels rose, flooding the coastal plains where they had lived previously.
• D) a drier landscape meant that they had to be close to fresh water supplies in order to grow food.
• E) a series of strong leaders wanted to control them more easily.

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