The Agricultural Revolution transformed the economy into one that could produce a food surplus that allowed for permanent settlements.The key factor in enabling those permanent settlements to develop was the…

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The development of a more complex form of social organization, including the division of labor, specialized roles, and hierarchies of power, allowed for the efficient production and distribution of surplus food, enabling permanent settlements to develop. The emergence of jewelry and development of warfare may have played a role in shaping these social structures, but they were not the key factors in enabling permanent settlements. The emergence of modern humans occurred long before the Agricultural Revolution and was not directly responsible for the transformation of the economy.

The Agricultural Revolution Transformed the Economy into One That Could