The Invention and Evolution of Cheese

What was the primary reason early farmers found cheese easier to digest than milk?

• Cheese is softer than milk.

• Cheese is sweeter than milk.

• Cheese has less lactose than milk.

• Cheese contains more nutrients than milk.

By the end of the Bronze Age, cheese became a standard commodity in which area?

• Eastern Mediterranean

• Central Asia

• Western Europe

• Northern Africa

Which culture used Yak milk to create a type of cheese called basag?

• Nomadic Mongolians

• Mesopotamians

• South Asians

• Egyptians

Under Roman rule, what was the significance of dry cheese?

• It was used as a currency.

• It was a luxury item for the elite.

• It was an essential food for soldiers.

• It was primarily used in religious ceremonies.

How did cheese-making evolve after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

• It became less popular and almost disappeared.

• It continued to evolve in medieval European countryside.

• It was only practiced in monasteries.

• It was banned by the new rulers.