Venezuela was given its name because the stilt houses in lake maracaibo reminded explorers of: a : venice b : lisbon c : paris d : hong kong

The stilt houses reminded them of the water ways in Venice, Italy. So your answer is A.

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the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire