Concerning the Issue of Food in Early Mesopotamia, It Would

question 44

Multiple Choice

Concerning the issue of food in early Mesopotamia, it would be most accurate to assume that

• A) about half the people were underfed at any given time.
• B) the bounty of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys ensured sufficient caloric intake for all.
• C) commerce, rather than a focus on foodstuffs, concentrated primarily on luxury goods.
• D) some type of bread was probably a staple of the Mesopotamian diet.
• E) grapes and other fruits could not be grown in the Tigris-Euphrates valley.

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Automatic Processing

The ability of the brain to perform tasks with little or no conscious thought, often developed through repetitive practice and learning.

Complete Lack

The total absence of a certain element, quality, or substance.

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