Botanists Played a Profound Role in Which of the Following

question 13

Multiple Choice

Botanists played a profound role in which of the following imperial ventures?

• A)They transformed local crop production to serve the needs of the empires' home countries.
• B)They served as spokesmen for the idea that empires helped bring progress.
• C)They introduced Asian crops into Europe,replacing the crops of the 1700s.
• D)They collected exotic species of the non-Western world and exhibited them to domestic audiences.

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