States as political communities date more or less from the time that:
A) Hunter-gatherer societies were formed.
B) Stateless societies became extinct as a form of social organization.
C) The ancient Athenians established the polis and devised a constitution.
D) Human groups first developed settled agriculture and/or animal husbandry practices.

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The development of settled agriculture and/or animal husbandry practices allowed for the formation of larger and more complex societies. This led to the emergence of states as political communities, as a way of organizing and governing these societies. The other options are incorrect because hunter-gatherer societies and stateless societies existed before the formation of states, and the ancient Athenians were not the first to establish states as political communities.

States as Political Communities Date More or Less from the Time