Why Should We Not Assume That Food Collectors Would Automatically

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why should we not assume that food collectors would automatically switch to food production once they understood the process of domestication?

• A) Food production involves more work and less security than food collection.
• B) Food production cannot support as many people as food collection.
• C) Food production is associated with a more complex diet than food collection.
• D) Food production requires less specialized skills than food collection.

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