The Maya reacted to environmental pressures by
A. employing a host of innovations to account for periods of drought.
B. ritually sacrificing a portion of the population to ease food shortages.
C. praying to various deities to change weather patterns.
D. abandoning settlements when ecological conditions proved unfavorable.
Answer: A
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A) tobacco B) cotton C) sugar D) rice
The notorious massacre of black militiamen in Louisiana in 1873 was known as the ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
After uniting Media, Anatolia, Lydia, and Persia, Cyrus conquered:
a. Egypt. b. Israel. c. Babylon. d. Greece. e. Armenia.
In 1860 the top four states in both cotton production and individual holdings in excess of 20 slaves included all of the following states EXCEPT
a. Mississippi. b. Georgia. c. Alabama. d. South Carolina.