Relatively Large Populations Combined with Drought and Resource Shortages in Linear

question 3

Multiple Choice

Relatively large populations combined with drought and resource shortages in Linear Pottery Culture communities may have contributed to:

• A) Community massacres.
• B) Forced migrations.
• C) Ritual fasting.
• D) Religious development.

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