reading 13 both in what

The passage mainly discusses which of the following aspects of the life of Archaic peoples?

• The principal sources of food that made up their diet

• Their development of ground stone tool technology

• Their development of agriculture

• Their distribution of work between men and women

The word "these" in line 13 refers to

• seeds

• river valleys

• the Midwest and the Southeast

• experimentation and domestication

According to the passage, when did the domestication of plants begin in North America?

• 7,000 years ago

• 4,000 to 2,000 years ago

• Long after the Neolithic period

• Before the Archaic period

The word "adequate" in line 18 is closest in meaning to

• sufficient

• healthful

• varied

• dependable

According to the passage, which of the following was a possible motive for the cultivation of plants in eastern North America?

• Lack of enough wild food sources

• The need to keep trees from growing close to settlements

• Provision of work for an increasing population

• Desire for the consistent availability of food

The phrase "rather than" in line 21 is closest in meaning to

• in addition to

• instead of

• as a replacement

• such as

The plant "sumpweed" is mentioned in line 25 in order to

• contrast a plant with high nutritional value with one with little nutritional value

• explain the medicinal use of a plant

• clarify which plants grew better in places where trees were not cut down

• provide an example of a plant that was easy to domesticate

The word "thrived" in line 26 is closest in meaning to

• stayed

• originated

• grew well

• died out

According to the passage, which of the following is true about all early domesticated plants?

• They were varieties of weeds.

• They were moved from disturbed areas.

• They succeeded in areas with many trees.

• They failed to grow in trampled or damaged areas.

According to the passage, it is thought that most of the people who began cultivating plants were

• medical workers

• leaders of ceremonies

• women

• hunters