Question

1. Why did the development of agriculture lead to social classes in human societies?

Answer 1

1. I believe the answer is A, Agriculture allowed wealth to accumulate. Farming led to increased in social status because it created food surplus as compared to hunter-gatherer society where there was no surplus food. When agriculture developed there was surplus food and individual farmers could produce more than enough to feed themselves.

2. I think the answer is D, Eastern Orthodox Church. Eastern Orthodox Catholics and Roman Catholics were a result of East-west schism of 1054, when medieval Christianity split in to two branches. The eastern christian churches were led by the patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius and the Western churches led by Pope Leo IX.

3. The answer is B,Greek, In 395 AD when the Roman Empire split into Eastern (Byzantine) and the western , Latin continued to be used as the official language but with time it was replaced by Greek as that language was widely spoken among the eastern Mediterraneans nations as the main trade language.

4. I believe the answer is B, Organization of large trading companies came as a result of capitalism, Capitalism is an economic system that is based upon private ownership of the means of production and their operation of profit. It is characterized by private property, capital accumulation, wage labor, voluntary exchange ,price system and competitive markets.

5. The answer is D, Egypt, The Egyptian or the Nile valley civilization developed along the banks of the River Nile in Egypt. Its long, narrow flood plain was a life magnet, attracting people, animals and plants , and providing ideal conditions for the development and growth of stable communities.