Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Mendeleev classified all of the then-known elements on the basis of their atomic weights.
B. Technological development before 1700 depended heavily on scientific research.
C. Nineteenth-century scientific discoveries resulted from earlier technological advances.
D. Nineteenth-century scientific advancement helped to foster secularization.
E. The theory of organic evolution, based on natural selection, demonstrated materialism.
Answer: B
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A) ?Silver Age B) ?Copper Age C) ?Bronze Age D) ?Iron Age E) ?Gold Age
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