Which of the Following Best Explains Why the Early States

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why the early states in the Americas produced limited agricultural surpluses?

• A) The Americas completely lacked irrigation technology.
• B) The inhabitants of the Americas refused to expand state systems beyond the local community.
• C) The Peruvian ecology, capable only of producing fish, lacked the diversity necessary to support surpluses.
• D) The Americas lacked draft animals or large beasts of burden.

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