Unlike the Mesopotamian rivers, the Nile
a. flooded rarely
b. flooded predictably
c. flooded unpredictably
d. flooded for hundreds of miles in either direction
e. never flooded
b
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Why did most slaves typically prefer living and working on a plantation rather than a small farm?
a. Plantation owners often worked alongside their slaves. b. Slaves often enjoyed a sense of camaraderie with plantation owners. c. Plantations offered the sociability, culture, and kinship of the slave quarters. d. Working hours were always shorter on plantations than on small farms.
Which of the following best explains why sea migrants continued to explore the remote Pacific?
A. They were a military people and constantly sought to conquer other populations. B. The Austronesians were a largely merchant people who constantly sought out new islands for trade. C. Population growth and shortages of resources forced migrants to settle farther and farther afield. D. Austronesians were nomadic by nature and settled in one place for only short periods of time.
The Manet painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère suggests ________
A. different social classes did not mix socially in modern urban life B. the middle classes enjoyed a life of leisure C. the working class was excluded from most urban leisure activities D. leisure activities in modern urban life allowed people from different classes to mix
In the novel 1984, author George Orwell compared totalitarianism to
A) a boot stamping on a human face. B) chains shackling humanity. C) a soul deprived of nourishment. D) a vise that slowly squeezes the humanity out of civilization. E) a puppet master that controls every human's behavior.