Does American cuisine contribute to the global culinary world?

Yes. American cuisine, in my opinion, is the most popular cuisine in the entire world. There are so many restaurants and chefs that are all from America and had made american cuisine familiar with the world. Restaurant such as T.G.I Fridays or Texas Roadhouse are popular ones that are all over the world which, indeed have american cuisine, and even fast food places such as Mcdonalds or KFC have all originated from the US.

i believe the answer is: a.  abstract forms were often used to represent human figures.

representing human figures in abstract forms is often used in the geometric period, not hellenistic  period.   during the hellenistic  period,   aesthetic value derived from creating arts which mimic the actual shape of a certain object or individuals.

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