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What are at least three sets of reasons to explain the findings that agriculture was bad for health?
What are at least three sets of reasons to explain the findings that agriculture was bad for health?
The three sets of reasons include the shift to a diet based on a few starchy crops, the risk of starvation due to dependence on limited crops, and the spread of parasites and infectious diseases due to the clustering of people in crowded societies.
How did early farmers obtain most of their food, and what was the consequence of this?
How did early farmers obtain most of their food, and what was the consequence of this?
Early farmers obtained most of their food from one or a few starchy crops, which led to gaining cheap calories at the cost of poor nutrition.
What was the risk that farmers ran due to their dependence on a limited number of crops?
What was the risk that farmers ran due to their dependence on a limited number of crops?
Farmers ran the risk of starvation if one crop failed.
What negative consequences did the clumping of people in crowded societies due to agriculture lead to?
What negative consequences did the clumping of people in crowded societies due to agriculture lead to?
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How did farming contribute to the development of deep class divisions, and who did it benefit?
How did farming contribute to the development of deep class divisions, and who did it benefit?
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