The art and culture of the Americas before European contact is called ______.
a. pre-Columbian
b. pre-European
c. pre-Mesoamerican
d. pre-Christian
e. pre-Classical
a. pre-Columbian
a. Correct. Pre-Columbian refers to the time before Christopher Columbus’s contact.
b. Incorrect. Though it does refer to a time before European contact, this is not what it is called.
c. Incorrect. It is not called pre-Mesoamerican.
d. Incorrect. Though it does predate Christianity in America, this is not what it is called.
e. Incorrect. This period is not called the pre-Classical.
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