Centers of domestication Intensive foraging Agriculture
Near East 15,000 11,500
North China 11,600 9,000
South China 12,000 8,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 9,000 4,500
Southcentral Andes 7,000 5,250
Central Mexico 7,000 5,750
Eastern United States 6,000 5,250
Dates before present in calendar years of achievement of plant intensive hunting and gathering and agriculture in different regions. Adapted from Peter T. Richerson et. al., "Was Agriculture Impossible during the Pleistocene but Mandatory during the Holocene?" (2001), 400.
Which of the following was a direct effect of the development of agriculture in the regions shown on the chart?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)
A
Spread of pastoralism and crop farming
(Choice B)
B
Development of complex civilizations
(Choice C)
C
Large-scale migration on multiple continents
(Choice D)
D
Development of intensive foraging
