Question

cnvs asmt. 3 - chapters 8 & 9
1 multiple choice 0.5 points
to what did kent flannery (1969) refer with the term broad - spectrum revolution?
the period beginning around 15,000 b.p. in the middle east and 12,000 b.p. in europe, during which a wider range of plant and animal life was hunted, gathered, collected, caught, and fished
the period in which a wider range of tools was being fabricated, for both utilitarian and ritualistic purposes
the period between 20,000 b.p. and 10,000 b.p. when anatomically modern humans colonized the entire world, made possible by a smarter utilization of a wider range of environments
the period in which asia became the only place in the world with communities leading a sedentary life and engaging in food and animal domestication
the period in which the first large states began to grow, although there was nothing actually
evolutionary\ about it because this process occurred very gradually

Explanation:

Kent Flannery's 1969 concept of the broad-spectrum revolution refers to the shift by foraging societies to exploit a much wider variety of plant and animal resources, starting at different times in different regions (around 15,000 B.P. in the Middle East and 12,000 B.P. in Europe), as a precursor to agricultural development. The other options are incorrect: it does not focus on tool fabrication alone, global colonization, exclusive Asian sedentism, or early state formation.

Answer:

the period beginning around 15,000 B.P. in the Middle East and 12,000 B.P. in Europe, during which a wider range of plant and animal life was hunted, gathered, collected, caught, and fished