What Was the Reason That the Domestication of the Camel

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Multiple Choice

What was the reason that the domestication of the camel was a major agent of change in overland trade in the first millennium BCE?

• A) Camels were considered a delicacy,and trade in their meat caused an increase in interregional trade.
• B) Camels became farm animals in regions that were too poor to support cattle,permitting the expansion of agriculture.
• C) Camels became a center of cult worship among nomads,leading them to attack settled regions to spread their new religion.
• D) Camels facilitated caravan travel across deserts in Afro-Eurasia,encouraging long-distance trade between regions.

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