Question

Ancient Romans were the first culture credited with developing the strong variety of barley from the wild weed barley.

True
False

Answer 1

False. While the ancient Romans did cultivate barley and contributed to agricultural practices, the domestication of barley from wild varieties occurred much earlier in human history, around 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent region, long before the rise of Roman civilization. The strong variety of barley was developed by various ancient cultures, not specifically credited to the Romans.