How did the shift to farming affect Native American cultures? Select all that apply.

Question

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• Farming encouraged native cultures to build more permanent shelters and communities.
• The shift to agriculture led to a boost in immunity from diseases.
• Agriculture provided a surplus of food, allowing for an increase in the population.
Farms took up space, which spread communities too thin to be interconnected and caused civilizations to wither away.

Answer 1

The correct statements about how the shift to farming affected Native American cultures are:

• Farming encouraged native cultures to build more permanent shelters and communities.
• Agriculture provided a surplus of food, allowing for an increase in the population.

The other statements are not accurate. The shift to agriculture generally did not lead to a boost in immunity from diseases, and while farming could lead to land competition, the idea that it caused civilizations to wither away is an oversimplification and not universally applicable.