Identify ONE claim that the author makes in the passage regarding the “two roads” toward modern nation building.

Hominids

*Appeared 3 to 4 million years ago in souther and eastern Africa.

*Humanlike creatures called primates

*Mary and Louis Leakey excavated hominid fossils in the Great Rift Valley

*"Lucy," and Australopithecine fossil, found in 1974.

*Three major differences from earlier primates: bipedalism (gives ability to walk upright), a sizable brain (enables abstract thought and fine motor control), and a larynx (allows for complex speech)

*Thought-processing ability led to alteration of the natural environment to suit human needs

is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock. it includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and their distribution to markets.

agriculture provides most of the world’s food and fabrics. cotton, wool, and leather are all agricultural products. agriculture also provides wood for construction and paper products.

these products, as well as the agricultural methods used, may vary from one part of the world to another.