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Which of the Following Statements About the Agricultural Age Is

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Which of the following statements about the Agricultural Age is true?


A) The transition from Stone Age to Agricultural Age was characterized by changes in lifestyle from hunter-gatherer to farmers and resulted in increased life expectancy as the social structures of ancient civilizations such as the Sumerians, Greeks, and Romans provided stability and steady farm production.
B) The Agricultural Age is characterized by great income inequality and explosive population growth.
C) During the Agricultural Age income inequality and social stratification meant that farmers worked longer (compared to the Stone Age) hours to produce enough food to support themselves.
D) Demographic Transition during the Agricultural Age means that high infant and child mortality is usually accompanied by high birth rates and population increases occur.
E) The key theoretical contribution of The Malthusian Hypothesis is that droughts and war cause the decreases in farm productivity. This leads to increased mortality from starvation and naturally keeps the population from growing faster than the pace of technological progress.

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