How did early urban societies keep records or accounts of themselves?
a. only through written records understood by an elite
b. through written records, memory experts, and oral tradition
c. exclusively through professional rememberers
d. early urban societies were not literate
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Texas was finally annexed to the United States:
A) under a joint resolution of Congress pushed through by Tyler. B) only after Clay won the election of 1844. C) under a treaty negotiated by Polk. D) only after the Mexican War ended.
Even before there was agriculture, early Neolithic peoples were settling in areas that were
a. far from rivers, the flooding of which was a constant danger b. in or near deserts, which provided natural defenses against dangerous wild animals c. habitable, but without material for building permanent settlements, such as clay d. habitable only by small groups of about 20 people e. rich in grains that were easy to collect and hunting
Agriculture allowed for denser populations in comparison with hunting and gathering because
a. it totally eradicated the possibility of food shortages b. it allowed for more yield per acre than food collected in the wild c. cultivation of crops made food itself healthier d. agriculture provided a more diverse source of food e. growing crops provided more protein than hunting