If you say "was prized", then you'd be implying it does not hold that position now. Since the passage is just presenting general facts, "is prized" makes sense.
If you say "was prized", then you'd be implying it does not hold that position now. Since the passage is just presenting general facts, "is prized" makes sense.
Oh, I misspelled "takes" I was asking if using "took" instead of "takes" is wrong. If native speakers use past simple instead of present simple in such sentence.
Oh, I misspelled "takes". I was asking if using "took" instead of "takes" is wrong, and if native speakers use the past simple instead of the present simple in such sentences.