Final answer:
Increased environmental degradation did not directly result from the increase in agricultural economies and the rise of domestication in the Middle East during the Neolithic.
Step-by-step explanation:
The rise of agricultural economies and domestication in the Middle East during the Neolithic had several direct consequences. However, increased environmental degradation was not one of the direct results. The other options, more complex, ranked societies, longer life spans, sedentism, and larger populations, all directly resulted from the increase in agricultural economies and the rise of domestication.