Question

Diseases spread more easily in agrarian societies due to which of the following? Hunter/gatherers didn't live in sedentary groups. Climate changes meant more bacteria were available to impact humans. Living in societies meant living closer to other people and sharing resources in close contact. Living in close proximity to animals exposed people to new bacteria.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. Living in societies meant living closer to other people and sharing resources in close contact.

Explanation:

The term "agrarian societies" is used to refer to human communities that survived by growing plants and keeping animals. In history, these societies emerged as nomadic and hunter-gatherer groups decided to settle in one place and develop agriculture and herding around 10,000 years ago which implied multiple advantages such as food surplus; however, it was found in this type of societies diseases spread more easily and this has been explaining because different to nomadic societies and other types of societies in agrarian societies the members of a group live close to each other and had more contact due to the division of work and the sources such as food and animals that are shared. Therefore, from the options provided the reason that explains why diseases spread more easily in agrarian societies is "Living in societies meant living closer to other people and sharing resources in close contact".

Answer 2

Living in societies meant living close to other people and sharing resources in close contact and living in close proximity to animals exposed people to new bacteria.