The Sakha have had to adapt to physical and social changes over the years.Which of the following was a pre-Soviet-era adaptation?
A) consolidation of Sakha subsistence practices into sovkhozi, the agro-industrial state farm operations
B) industrialization during the 1950s
C) paying iasak, or fur tribute, to colonizers
D) land loss due to border changes

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Paying iasak, or fur tribute, to colonizers was a pre-Soviet-era adaptation. The Sakha were required to pay iasak to Russian colonizers as a form of taxation or tribute for hunting and fur trapping on the land. This practice was abolished during the Soviet era.

The Sakha Have Had to Adapt to Physical and Social