With the origin of food production, the pace of cultural change began to speed up. Approximately how many years ago did this dramatic shift occur?

a. ?1.2 million ya
b. ?5,000 ya
c. ?500 ya
d. ?100,000 ya
e. ?10,000 ya


e

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