The dramatic social inequities and rigid caste system associated with _____ societies may include slavery.

A) foraging
B) pastoral
C) horticultural
D) agricultural

Agricultural societies have been associated with social inequities and rigid caste systems. The emergence of agriculture allowed for the accumulation of surplus resources, leading to the development of social classes, including slaveholders and slaves. Foraging societies tend to be egalitarian, with little social differentiation, while pastoral and horticultural societies may have some social stratification, but not to the same extent as agricultural societies.