Archaeologist Brian Bauer Proposed the Following Hypothesis to Explain the Rise

question 21

Multiple Choice

Archaeologist Brian Bauer proposed the following hypothesis to explain the rise of the Inca:

• A) their invention of writing
• B) the destruction of their rival civilizations by a volcanic eruption
• C) their location on the coast and their ability to exploit the richness of that habitat
• D) a debilitating drought from which they were insulated as a result of the location of their homeland in a high-altitude and wet valley

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