According to the introductory video in section 1.2, what do wheat, rice, and corn share in common?

A) They were the basis of agricultural civilizations.
B) They are very low in calories.
C) They are the most drought-resistant crops in the world.
D) They were all native plants in the Americas.


Answer: A

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A) Russia having to cede its Pacific territories to Britain. B) Spain losing its Latin American colonies. C) Britain losing India. D) France losing its North American empire. E) Poland?s independence.

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The Germans believed that the ordeal

A) could reveal the truth by showing which party God favored in a dispute. B) would purify the spirit and bring one closer to God. C) caused eternal damnation because its practice was classified as a heresy. D) should be a spiritual rather than physical trial. E) was the best means to deter crime.

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According to scholars, when did the Israelites emerge as a distinct group of people?

a. Between 3000 and 2500 B.C.E. b. Between 2500 and 2000 B.C.E. c. Between 1800 and 1500 B.C.E. d. Between 1200 and 1000 B.C.E. e. Between 600 and 400 B.C.E.

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What radical, enduring musical art form developed in the 1980s interwove social criticism with rhyme and poetry, performance art, and music, and dealt with issues faced by the African American community?

A. alternative rock B. disco C. rap D. rhythm and blues

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