The Use of Gold in the Americas Was

question 18

Multiple Choice

The use of gold in the Americas was:

• A) first developed in Peru.
• B) confined to Central America and Mesoamerica.
• C) introduced by the Spanish conquistadors.
• D) mainly in the form of coins.
• E) nonexistent until modern times.

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