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Rice was first cultivated in China, but when?

Retry Correct Incorrect As The Atlantic reported, archaeologists working at a place in eastern China called Shangshan unearthed rice grains that date back at least 9,400 years and possibility as far back as 10,000 years. As tended to happen in Neolithic civilizations, former hunter-gatherers close to the Yangtze River found a suitable place to grow rice and, thus, start permanent settlements.

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Rice was first cultivated in China, but when?

• 4,600 to 6,000 years ago
• 9,400 to 10,000 years ago
• 1,300 to 2,000 years ago
• 2,300 to 4,000 years ago