By the Beginning of the Common Era Some Polynesians Stopped

question 4

Multiple Choice

By the beginning of the common era some Polynesians stopped producing pottery altogether because

• A) they were bad at it
• B) they lacked the means to fire it at high temperatures
• C) they had no trading partners to sell it to
• D) they used coconut shells and underground ovens, making pottery unnecessary

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