58. Which of the following was not a result of the Age of Exploration?

A.
Though the effects of exploration were felt elsewhere, only minimal effects were felt in Europe.
B.
Europe became the master of ocean routes across the Atlantic.
C.
Africa, the Americas, and Europe were now bound by economic and political ties.
D.
It was the beginning of a period of European dominance over North and South America.

With the california gold rush and the opening of the west came an increased interest in building a transcontinental railroad the first chinese were hired in 1865 at approximately $28 per month to do the very dangerous work of blasting and laying ties over the treacherous terrain of the high sierras in the beginning was slow and conquer the many embankments, the chinese workers used techniques they had learned in china to complete similar tasks. they were lowered by ropes from the top of cliffs in baskets, and while suspended, they chipped away at the granite and planted explosives that were used to blast tunnels1.* 11b this passage reflects workingefforts and conditions of which corporation? a. the transcontinentalrailway line b. the union pacific company c. the central pacific company d. the norfolkwestern company