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Question
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the relative scarcity of labour in the pre-colonial period, according to the document?
Correct Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
The document lists: "The reason for the relative scarcity of labour was the huge availability of land and demographic problems... rampant low life expectancy and infant mortality rate... several incidences of epidemics and diseases which claimed lives of children in addition to incessant raiding and kidnapping." Advanced agricultural machinery was not a characteristic of this period; primitive implements were used.
Hint
Consider the technological context of pre-colonial societies.