Which statements about the agricultural revolution are true?

Question

Select all correct answers.

Responses

It occurred only in regions where rivers flooded regularly.

It occurred only in regions where rivers flooded regularly.

Humans began to control their physical environment for the first time.

Humans began to control their physical environment for the first time.

Dramatic changes occurred in the way people lived.

Dramatic changes occurred in the way people lived.

Farming quickly eliminated herding as a way of life around the world.

Answer 1

The correct statements about the agricultural revolution are:

• Humans began to control their physical environment for the first time.
• Dramatic changes occurred in the way people lived.

The other statements are not accurate:

• The agricultural revolution did not occur only in regions where rivers flooded regularly; it happened in various areas around the world with different environmental conditions.
• Farming did not quickly eliminate herding as a way of life around the world; many societies continued to practice herding alongside farming.