Why do anthropologists maintain that the transition to agriculture was the first epidemiological transition in human history?
a. People started eating food that spoiled easily, thus leading to disease.
b. Agriculture allowed people to live in densely populated cities where diseases spread rapidly.
c. Agricultural products were widely traded, thus spreading diseases.
d. People began interacting more with animals, which spread diseases to humans.
Correct Answer: b
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