Rivers were a prominent geographical feature in the early development of civilizations, and these rivers tended to have very different characteristics. Which of the following civilizations had a river that was usually peaceful and predictable?
A) Egypt
B) Central America
C) Mesopotamia
D) China
E) Southwestern Steppes
A
You might also like to view...
Which of the following did Henry Grady promote?
A) the industrialization of the South B) a return to traditional southern values C) the secession of the South D) an effort to reintroduce slavery
Between 1868–1896, the presidency was a(n) __________ institution
A) weak B) corrupt C) strong D) effective
Zoroastrianism was
A) Monotheistic B) Dualist C) Polytheistic D) Atheistic E) Pantheistic
A satire is best defined as a
A) type of literature that uses irony, exaggeration, and wit to expose and ridicule human folly. B) delicate, ornate, and fanciful style of architecture and painting of the eighteenth century. C) humorous take on the human condition with no expense spared. D) style that strictly follows the most admired models of ancient art, seeking to reproduce their orderliness, proportion, and restraint. E) cultural fashion in literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, guided by the attempt to find perfect forms of expression based upon ancient models and universal laws.