The major alternative route, besides Panama, that was seriously considered as the location for a canal between oceans was across
a. Venezuela.
b. Nicaragua.
c. British Honduras.
d. Mexico.
e. Costa Rica.
b
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A) True B) False
The innovations that drove the agricultural revolution seem to have originated with
a. peasants, who were desperate to feed their increasingly large families. b. urban artisans, who introduced their workshop techniques to their extended family members who lived on farms. c. rulers, who were eager to increase their military strength by increasing their population. d. landlords, whose earnings had increased because their products were valuable to a growing population.
One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was
A. the ability to make tools B. walking upright C. domestication of animals D. an omnivorous diet E. opposable thumbs
As a consequence of their contact with Indians, Europeans
a. learned how to cultivate sugar cane. b. improved the quality of their livestock. c. diversified diets in the Old World. d. were first exposed to smallpox. e. brought African slaves to America.