Question

In early civilizations, farming was relied upon to produce surpluses. Farmers were expected to get enough food to sustain the city and the city population. Which of the following would the people in the city do for the farmer in turn?

A. Trade food for specialty items
B. Celebrate harvest festivals
C. Be thankful for the food the farmers provided
D. Teach the farmer to read and write

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Trade food for specialty items.

Step-by-step explanation:

As early civilizations' agriculture began to grow as a result of the advances in the farming technology like for example the irrigation system the production of food from crops sky rocketed, therefore less farmers where needed to supply the city food stock, as less farmers where needed, a lot of citizens began working in other jobs, like for example weavers, potters, merchants, leatherworkers. Farmers then began to trade this surpluses for things they could not produce but a potter could or a weaver as a result of the social phenomenom mentioned above.