The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculturally based systems
A) resulted in a dispersal of population.
B) led to societies based on equality.
C) was necessary for the formation of the first world-empires.
D) made social relations less complex.
E) was in part a result of early urbanization.

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The transition to agriculture allowed for the accumulation of surplus food, which supported larger populations and the development of cities, complex societies, and eventually, the first world-empires. Agriculture provided the economic base and surplus necessary for the establishment of stable, centralized administrations and the maintenance of armies, both key elements in the formation of empires.

The Transition from Hunter-Gatherer Societies to Agriculturally Based Systems