Question

Which of the following excerpts from Diamond’s article best sets the groundwork for his argument from precedent?

A. But before we let ourselves get depressed, we should also remember that there is another long list of cultures that have managed to prosper for lengthy periods of time
B. Pitcairn, the uninhabited island settled in 1790 by the HMS Bounty mutineers, had actually been populated by the Polynesians 800 years earlier
C. There was also the ancient Fertile Crescent societies, the Khmer at Angkor Wat, the Moche society of Peru - the list goes on.
D. Today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, Japan is more than 70 percent forested

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

But before we let ourselves get depressed, we should also remember that there is another long list of cultures that have managed to prosper for lengthy periods of time