Which of the Following Statements About the Rise of Trade

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the rise of trade is correct?

• A) Trade was aided by the establishment of settled communities, which typically locally lacked some needed goods.
• B) Trade initially emerged as groups who migrated to the Americas sought to sustain cultural and trade contacts with groups in northeast Asia.
• C) Trade was limited by the lack of pack animals that could cross long distances in arid conditions.
• D) Trade emerged after about 500 BCE, when settled communities had reached large populations.

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