Question

• in the 1800s up sacramento valley native americans, mysterious figures were transported over water in a raft to create the world. one dove from the raft into the water and came up with dirt. from that soil the world was formed. 2 the transportation by a raft is symbolic of the role of transportation in the evolution of local history. paleo - indians arrived about 12,000 years ago. the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a \garden of eden, \ permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. native americans walked and traveled the rivers and waterways with rafts. the later arriving spanish entered the valley by horse, british and american trappers entered by horse and on foot. settlers from the midwest and east coast arrived in wagon trains. gold seekers walked over land along side wagons or by sea on sailing ships and later steamboats. by the late 1840s dreams of a transcontinental railroad were debated. in 1849 the \friends of a rail road to california\ met in boston to hear a proposal for a railroad from st. louis to san francisco. but the shorter transcontinental crossing at the isthmus of panama by a railroad would occur first in 1855. meanwhile, the connection between san francisco and sacramento was improved by an expanding, fast, and efficient steamboat service. in 1856 the sacramento valley railroad opened officially for service between sacramento and folsom. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a \garden of eden\ and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a \garden of eden. \ c the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a \garden of eden, \ and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a \garden of eden, \ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.

Explanation:

The original text first mentions "The rich natural resources made the Sacramento Valley a 'Garden of Eden'. Permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago". Option B correctly combines these two ideas in a logical order. Option A has an incorrect order of "established about 8,000 years ago" placed after "a 'Garden of Eden' and permanent villages were"; Option C wrongly attributes the establishment of villages to "the rich natural resources which made the Sacramento Valley a 'Garden of Eden' " as the original text clearly states the resources made it a "Garden of Eden" and then villages were established; Option D has a wrong subject "Native Americans" for the establishment of villages as the original text doesn't mention Native Americans establishing villages there 8,000 years ago.

Answer:

B. Permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the Sacramento Valley a "Garden of Eden."