Which of the Following Describes Trading Relationships Among Native Americans

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes trading relationships among Native Americans in the period before European contact?

• A) Every tribe was self-sufficient and avoided trading with other groups.
• B) Trade networks consisted only of simple bartering between local tribes.
• C) Mesoamerican societies developed trade networks but North Americans did not.
• D) Native Americans developed expansive trade networks that spanned great distances.

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