Question

How did the development of irrigation systems improve living conditions?

A.
It allowed people to move out of town onto farms.

B.
It made people less dependent on trade.

C.
It gave people a surplus of food.

D.
It made people switch from hunting to herding.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. It gave people a surplus of food. This meant that they could trade this surplus for other things that they needed with countries that didn't have food but had other technology or goods available. They didn't suffer because they already had enough food for themselves since this was a surplus.

Answer 2

awnser C. It gave people a surplus of food. ... For a society to be considered a civilization, it just needs to divide up the labor and produce a surplus of food.