<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishUkosefu wa mashamba yanayofaa kwa ajili ya kilimo ulifanya iwezekane kwa watu wa hali ya juu wachache kupata udhibiti wa haraka wa rasilimali za chakula.  <response>: The scarcity of flatlands suitable for cultivation made it possible for a small aristocratic elite to gain quick control of the food resources. 