Between 4000 and 3000 bce, agricultural villages and cities began to emerge. all of the following new economic developments grew out of these prosperous cities, except which?
a. grain mills
b. ceramic shops
c. textile mills
d. metal workshops

C) Ceramic shops is not a new economic development that grew out of these prosperous agricultural cities. Between the 4000 and 3000 BC era, people in the agricultural cities began to create potteries for personal usage. They did not open shops for selling the pottery. Therefore, "ceramic shops" is the most suitable answer for this question.