We Know That at Least Some of the Exploration of the Pacific

question 23

Multiple Choice

We know that at least some of the exploration of the Pacific conducted by people hundreds and even thousands of years before the Europeans explored it had been intentional because:

• A) these people left a written record of their exploits
• B) oral traditions examined in the late nineteenth century documented their early explorations
• C) the islands of the Pacific are so small and far apart
• D) the settlers brought with them the people and materials necessary for a successful colonization of new territories

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