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Food surplus allowed a new group to arise that did not farm. Who were they?

ATax-free potters
BNomadic herders
CWild hunters
DA social elite
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A social elite
1. Surplus allowed a social elite not engaged in farming, industry or commerce to dominate decisions. 2. Herders and hunters existed before; potters are not described as elites. 3. Inequality grew with surplus. _Source: Wikipedia, Neolithic Revolution, section Social change_
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