Which of the following most directly contributed to the advanced development of both pre-columbian american societies described in the excerpt?

creation of military forces stronger than those of most rival societies

a

access to waterways to transport goods and trade with other societies

b

adaptation to and use of the natural environment for their own benefit

c

transfer of power through inheritance, which reinforced spiritual claims to authority

the answer is b.

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president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

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