Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?
a.
farming held back developments in the arts.
b.
the development of farming establish permanent settlements.
c.
the development of farming led to more hunter-gatherer groups.
d.
farming competed with hunting and gathering practices.

b.The development of farming helped establish permanent settlements.

Explanation:

Farming and the advances that humanity saw in the way they were able to produce their food made it possible for people to stop traveling around searching for food and hunting animals, once it was able to produce their own food humans started to settle in one place and develop towns and civilizations.

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