The annual flooding of the Nile River
a. left silt deposits that enriched Egyptian soil and made crops plentiful.
b. was an unwanted event that occurred suddenly and generally without warning.
c. did not require an organized irrigation system.
d. produced many large urban centers that served as havens from the raging waters.
e. inhibited the evolution of civilization in ancient Egypt.
a
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a) Wisconsin Idea b) New Nationalism c) Federal Reserve Act d) New Freedom
While the trench warfare of World War I was a bloody ordeal, overall mortality rates were not as high as they might have been because
A. soldiers from both sides tended to avoid shooting at one another if possible. B. officers arranged for men under their command to retreat if battles became excessive. C. disease was kept to a minimum through modern medical advances. D. the trenches provided good shelter both from enemy fire and the elements.
Japan's "art-manga" is
a. a form of abstract culture dealing in spiritual subject matter. b. a traditional type of landscape art, painted on rice paper. c. the Japanese word for western rap music. d. a traditional food, presented in aesthetic forms. e. a literary cartoon.
By the early nineteenth century, __________ was seen as the family’s main function.
a. raising of children b. making money c. preventing sin d. promoting republicanism