Around Twelve Thousand Years Ago, in What We Now Call

question 9

Multiple Choice

Around twelve thousand years ago, in what we now call the Middle East, people began to domesticate grain, a process that slowly spread around the world over the next six to seven thousand years. In 1984, 8 percent of U.S. households had a computer; by 2008, that number was estimated to be above 70 percent. How do these two things relate to social change?

• A) Neither is an example of social change.
• B) The change in computer ownership isn't social change, as the text defines it, because it's not consequential enough.
• C) Both are examples of social change, occurring at different rates.
• D) The change in agriculture was a social change, but not the change in computer ownership.
• E) The change in computer ownership was a social change, but not the change in agriculture.

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Definitions:

Bridge

A structure built to span physical obstacles without closing the way underneath, such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage.

Erection

The process by which erectile tissue fills with blood and becomes firm, typically in response to sexual arousal.

Spinal Reflex

An automatic response controlled by the spinal cord without conscious brain involvement.

Sympathetic Nervous System

The sympathetic nervous system is a part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for physical activity by accelerating the heart rate, constricting blood vessels, and raising blood pressure.