Which of the Following Statements About the Fate of Non-Western

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the fate of non-Western peoples in the wake of European exploration, conquest, colonization, and decolonization is FALSE?

• A) European contact affected these societies in a radical way.
• B) Fragments of precontact societies survive today.
• C) An impressive variety of forms of human society remain, despite the Western onslaught.
• D) Life in the non-Western world today remains timeless and unchanged.

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