Some 35,000 years ago, our ancestors learned that heating clay to high temperatures allowed it to harden substantially. Many years later, using this earlier knowledge, our ancestors invented pottery. Pottery is classified as a:

a. primary invention
b. secondary innovation
c. primary application
d. tertiary modification


b

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. James Ussher B. Nicolaus Copernicus C. Carolus Linnaeus D. Comte de Buffon

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A. more brittle. B. darker. C. thicker. D. tougher. E. None of these answers is correct.

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