Some 35,000 years ago, our ancestors learned that heating clay to high temperatures allowed it to harden substantially. Many years later, using this earlier knowledge, our ancestors invented pottery. Pottery is classified as a:
a. primary invention
b. secondary innovation
c. primary application
d. tertiary modification
b
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a. fundamentalisms b. cults c. revitalization movements d. political movements
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About one-fourth of all prescribed drugs in the U.S. contain active ingredients obtained from higher plants
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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The fact that the earth is not the center of the universe was conclusively demonstrated by:
A. James Ussher B. Nicolaus Copernicus C. Carolus Linnaeus D. Comte de Buffon
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With domestication, the husks of wild cereals became
A. more brittle. B. darker. C. thicker. D. tougher. E. None of these answers is correct.
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