Men sometimes say, “We are cleverer than women．” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things：the machines, rockets, and guns, too．But scientists now agree that women invented one very important thing, that is, agriculture(农业)．Before the invention of agriculture men were hunters．Sometimes they killed animals, but life was difficult and dangerous．Women had to go out every day too, collecting roots, fruit and grass．Then one day, more than 10,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds near her home in the Middle East．They grew and the first wheat was born．Women also looked after baby animals at home：dogs, cows, sheep and goats．Then their husbands did not have to do hunting for meat．They built villages and cities, and began civilization(文明)－only after women invented agriculture．
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Which of the following is RIGHT?
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A．
Women invented agriculture only by chance
B．
Women were taught how to invent agriculture
C．
Men helped women with the invention of agriculture
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Women had had the idea of growing food and keeping animals for years
The Apatanis are one of the several major groups in Arunachal Pradesh, a state in northeast India on China’s Tibetan border．The Himalaya Mountains go into Arunachal, creating deep, narrow valleys and hills．One of the few flat places is the Apatani Valley, where the Apatani people live．
Where did they come from?
Apatani stories say the group moved from southern China hundreds of years ago．They are said to have carried the blue pine trees with them and planted them along the way．
What is the valley like?
It’s lovely－complete with bright green fields and flowering trees, especially apple trees, but it rains a lot in the valley．Arunachal is one of the wettest places on the earth．
How many Apatanis are there?
There are about 20,000-40,000 Apatanis living in the valley and another 20,000 outside, mostly in other parts of Arunachal．In the last 20 years, many Apatanis have gone to college and gotten professional degrees．Quite a few are doctors or work for the state government．
How do Apatanis dress?
They sometimes wear Western clothes, but they’re very proud of their traditional clothes, too．The women used to wear short one-piece skirts called Gullahs that were circled around and tied, without tops．Now ,the Gullahs are ankle-length and worn with Western-style coats．Men used to wear loincloths(缠腰带)and vests(背心)．Now they wear long trousers and colored jackets．
