What essential daily item was rare in tropical Africa and had to be imported from far away, often at high prices?
a. salt
b. food
c. water
d. cloth
e. gold
Ans: a
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a. 1200 BCE. b. 5000 BCE. c. 2000 BCE. d. 3450 BCE.
The first important American colony was the
A. Samoan Islands. B. Hawaiian Islands. C. Philippine Islands. D. island of Guam. E. island of Puerto Rico.