During the height of the last glacial period (around 30 kya),
A) huge continental glaciers covered much of Southern Europe and North Africa.
B) sea levels rose.
C) Eurasia teemed with animals like woolly mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, aurochs, musk oxen, and horses.
D) forests expanded in Africa.

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During the last glacial period, known as the Late Pleistocene (approximately 115,000 to 11,700 years ago), Eurasia had a diverse range of large mammals such as woolly mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, aurochs, musk oxen, and horses.

A, B, and D are incorrect:
A) During the last glacial period, huge continental glaciers covered much of North America, Northern Europe, and Asia.
B) Sea levels actually lowered during the last glacial period as water was locked up in glaciers.
D) Forests in Africa contracted during the last glacial period due to increased aridity.

During the Height of the Last Glacial Period (Around 30