Question

Between 4000 and 3000 BCE, agricultural villages and cities began to emerge. All of the following new economic developments grew out of these prosperous cities, except which?
a.
grain mills
c.
textile mills
b.
ceramic shops
d.
metal workshops


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

C

Textile "mills" (in the sense of large-scale, mechanized textile production) did not arise then — weaving and spinning were household or small workshop activities; grain mills, pottery workshops, and metalworking did appear in early cities.