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What role did the exploration of the New World play in the development of evolutionary theory?
 
  a. Exploration of the New World did not impact the development of evolutionary theory.
  b. European scholars became increasingly aware of biological diversity on the planet.
  c. Europeans adopted new ideas from the people they interacted with in the New World.
  d. Explorers immediately found fossils that made them think the world was very old.

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The main contribution of Renaissance thinkers Leonardo da Vinci and Andreas Vesalius was their __________.
 
  a. study of the stars and planets
  b. discovery of the New World
  c. ideas about polygenism
  d. anatomical drawings


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: d


JMatthes

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Reply #2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Thank you


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