Question

Indigenous peoples in the Americas had never eaten pork or beef before contact with European explorers. Which of the following accurately explains why they had not done so?
A. Cattle and pigs were considered unclean.
B. Cattle and pigs were found only in Europe
C. Cattle and pigs were too expensive to raise
D. Cattle and pigs were considered sacred

Answer 1

The question is asking us why Indigenous peoples in the Americas had never eaten pork or beef before contact with European explorers. The answer is that B. Cattle and pigs were found only in Europe - before, Americans ate big rodents for example, which were found on this continents, but pigs and cows were not originally living in America, so they could only be kept after they were brought from Europe.