Food shortages may have become more common with agriculture than with hunting and gathering because
a. with agriculture, people stopped hunting and lived entirely off plants
b. people would not eat food grown through cultivation
c. agriculture increased the melting of the glaciers
d. farmers depended upon fewer plant foods and were more susceptible to drought or bad harvests
e. gathering always provided more food than planting
Ans: d
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A) substantially transforming women's subordinate place in society. B) creating new career avenues for women outside the home. C) extolling the superior state of marriage over celibacy. D) encouraging women to take more dominant roles in religious life. E) establishing exclusively Protestant nunneries.
One of the most important legacies of the Phoenicians was their development of
a. iron weapons b. the first port cities c. cuneiform writing d. invention of papyrus e. a phonetic alphabet
According to Shows and Gerstel:
a. Public fathering demands less time than private fathering, but it is more visible. b. private fathering demands less time than public fathering, but it is more visible. c. public and private fathering demand about the same amount of time, but public fathering is more “gendered.” d. public fathering demands less time than private fathering, but both types are equally visible.
How did disagreements between Federalists and Antifederalists reflect the political climate of the 1780s and predict the climate of the 1800s?
A) The disagreement showed that Americans were strangers to the political process and had a lot to learn. B) The disagreement threatened the young nation throughout the 1780s and well into the 1800s. C) The disagreement was inconsequential as most Americans agreed about state, federal, and individual rights. D) The disagreement was quickly cleared up, demonstrating that Americans were able politicians. E) The disagreement showed how the country was divided and would be divided for the next several decades on state, federal, and individual rights.