The alpaca and llamas of the Andes Mountains were unusual in the Americas before European contact because they were
A) hunted not for their meat but for their fur.
B) used as horses.
C) honored as sacred beings.
D) the only large domesticated animals.
E) the only large mammals to survive the Ice Age.
D
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A) Cuba B) Panama C) Hawaii D) Puerto Rico
The Ming Dynasty
A. under Yongle, had Chinese ships bring back Christian missionaries to China. B. sent a fleet far into the Indian Ocean. C. sent a huge army into Japan, which captured and held the city of Edo for one year until a debt owed to the Chinese government was paid. D. saw their fleets reach the Mediterranean Sea. E. dismantled the Great Wall as it was no longer needed for the defense of China.
Archimedes
a. worked on the geometry of cylinders and spheres and the value of pi. b. observed gravity through water displacement. c. determined the value of karma,, in its role as a constant in mathematics. d. affected global location through the use of levers. e. discovered the moon's impact upon the tides.
A significant reason for the collapse of the American housing market was:
a. predatory lending. b. sudden hikes in interest rates made homeowners fall behind on payments. c. the assumption that home prices would continue to rise led to risky loan measures. d. home prices were so high that average workers could not afford to buy them. e. foreclosures by foreign investors.