How Did a Change in Diet During the Neolithic Period

question 23

Multiple Choice

How did a change in diet during the Neolithic period affect the role of women?

• A) Neolithic women probably were relegated to subservient roles as food preparers only.
• B) Neolithic women probably enjoyed an important status because of their knowledge of domesticable plants.
• C) Neolithic women probably were not affected by changes in diet during this time.

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