What best describes the impact of people changing from hunter-gatherers to living in permanent agricultural societies? 

A.)Hunter-gatherers relied on a narrower variety of foods compared to grain producing agricultural societies.

B.) Hunter-gatherers made little impact on the land versus “slash and burn” techniques used by agricultural societies.

C.) Hunter-gatherers domesticated more animals during the winter months compared to agricultural societies.

D.) Hunter-gatherers endangered many species due to overkilling compared to agricultural societies.

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The correct answer is A.) Hunter-gatherers relied on a narrower variety of foods compared to grain producing agricultural societies.

To understand why this is the best answer, let's analyze the other options:

B.) Hunter-gatherers made little impact on the land versus “slash and burn” techniques used by agricultural societies.

This option is not the best answer because hunter-gatherers did have an impact on the land, primarily through hunting, gathering, and occasional temporary settlements. However, agricultural societies, with their permanent settlements and more intensive land use, had a greater overall impact on the land.

C.) Hunter-gatherers domesticated more animals during the winter months compared to agricultural societies.

This option is not the best answer because hunter-gatherers typically did not engage in animal domestication. Animal domestication was a characteristic of agricultural societies. Hunter-gatherers relied on hunting and gathering animals from the wild rather than domesticating them.

D.) Hunter-gatherers endangered many species due to overkilling compared to agricultural societies.

This option is not the best answer because while overhunting can occur in both hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies, it is not exclusive to either one. The impact on species due to overhunting would depend on various factors such as population size, hunting practices, and other environmental factors.

Based on these analyses, we can conclude that option A is the best answer. While hunter-gatherers had a diverse range of foods available to them, agricultural societies were able to produce a greater variety of food by cultivating crops such as grains, which expanded their diet beyond what was available to hunter-gatherers.