A coding system of colored strings with knots was used by what civilization as a form of unconventional writing?

a. Mesopotamian
b. Egyptian
c. Maya
d. Inca


d

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The earliest cultivation of rice in Asia appears to have occurred in

A. North China. B. South China. C. Thailand. D. Cambodia.

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Most present-day foragers

A. live in marginal environments. B. live largely in isolation from food-producing neighbors and the influence of the state. C. primarily fish for subsistence. D. adopted foraging after abandoning more advanced subsistence strategies. E. are wholly dependent on welfare supplied by state-level societies.

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Greek and Roman philosophers' ideas on "essentialism"?

A. It dictated that each organism has a true and ideal form. B. It provided an explanation for variations in the different forms of an organism. C. It dictated that no organism has a true and ideal form. D. It dictated that the representatives of an organism have slight deviations.

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Which of the following are of greatest importance in human speech?

a. Mouth palate and trachea b. Epiglottis and mouth palate c. Trachea and larynx d. Epiglottis and trachea e. Larynx and epiglottis

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