What Factor Is Responsible for the Emergence and Growth of Economic

question 16

Multiple Choice

What factor is responsible for the emergence and growth of economic inequality in agrarian societies?

• A) change in family structure
• B) change in the structure of power
• C) embrace of religious law
• D) accumulation of material surplus

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Definitions:

Ocean-Continent Convergent Margin

A boundary between tectonic plates where an oceanic plate is subducting beneath a continental plate, leading to volcanic and seismic activity.

Fold and Thrust Belt

A series of mountainous folds and fault-driven compressions in the Earth's crust, typically found at convergent tectonic plate boundaries.

Magmas

Molten rock beneath or within the Earth's crust, from which igneous rocks are formed.

Ocean-Continent Convergence

A type of plate boundary where a continental plate and oceanic plate collide, often resulting in volcanic activity and mountain building.