Question

Which of the following best shows how river valley civilizations built upon existing Neolithic technology? (1 point) River valley civilizations added new tools in addition to stone tools from the Neolithic period and expanded on preexisting knowledge of metallurgy. River valley civilizations made discoveries with tools and metallurgy that previous civilizations were unable to produce River valley civilizations continued to use Neolithic technology and made a few improvements largely unrelated to agriculture River valley civilizations built upon the early wheelplow, and bronze weaponry that were used to a limited extent in the Neolithic period.

Answer 1

The statement that best shows how river valley civilizations built upon existing Neolithic technology is: "River valley civilizations added new tools in addition to stone tools from the Neolithic period and expanded on preexisting knowledge of metallurgy."

This option accurately reflects how these civilizations not only continued to use existing technologies from the Neolithic era but also innovated by introducing new tools and advancing their understanding of materials, particularly metallurgy, which played a crucial role in their development and expansion.