A Key Technological Development That Began Around 500 B

question 34

Multiple Choice

A key technological development that began around 500 B.C.E.in sub-Saharan Africa was

• A) yam cultivation.
• B) iron smelting.
• C) aqueduct construction.
• D) writing.

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