Which statement describes a consequence of the Agricultural Revolution?

• A. Nomads stayed put to protect their grain and became farmers.
• B. Populations declined due to famine
• C. Trade networks collapsed.
• D. Hunter-gatherer practices intensified.

Answer: (A)

The shift from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled farming shows how a stable food supply changes society. When people begin cultivating crops and domesticating animals, they can store surplus and stay in one place long enough to protect their harvests. That ability to remain in one location leads to permanent settlements, larger populations, and the beginnings of organized communities. The statement about nomads staying put to protect grain and becoming farmers captures this move from wandering to farming, which is exactly what the Agricultural Revolution produced. The other ideas describe outcomes that don’t align with that transition—for example, population decline, collapse of trade, or a return to intensified hunting and gathering—making them less consistent with the major shift toward settled agriculture.