What caused the population of Sumer to increase dramatically between 3100 and 2900 B.C.?
A) The inhabitants of Sumer began to conquer neighboring territories, thus expanding their territory and by consequence their population.
B) Due to the stable supply of food and trade goods, infant mortality rates decreased and population increased to approximately 40,000.
C) As drought began to spread, Sumer was the least affected, and therefore the epicenter of migration for drought stricken families.
D) Immigrants were arriving in Sumer due to the wealth of the people and the fertile lands. They stayed and settled, founding new villages and towns, increasing the population tenfold.
E) There was a large influx of peoples into Sumer due to warfare in drought struck regions.
D
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Tang dynasty:
a. Was the first foreign dynasty in a millennium. b. Increased the size of China to its largest extent in history. c. Was founded by a 16-year-old who placed his father on the throne for a few years. d. Gave Daoists many privileges at the expense of Confucian and Buddhist scholars.
In forming his military organization, Chinggis aimed at
a. creating a national army. b. destroying group loyalties. c. creating a pan-Mongolian society. d. creating permanent units of a standing army. e. keeping tribal groups and families together.
Mongol traditions held that Chinggis Khan could
a. levy taxes only with the approval of a state council. b. expect loyalty only from his warriors if he paid them in advance. c. be replaced by a majority vote of all Mongol men. d. rule only until he reached the age of fifty. e. command obedience of his warriors in wartime but not in peacetime.