Why were so many Egyptian records lost and so much of its history only know through carved stone?
a. Flooding destroyed records each year.
b. Tablets from the area broke down easily because of the amount of sand in the clay.
c. Records were destroyed as new pharaohs ascended into power.
d. Records written on easily decomposable papyrus were lost.
e. Tombs holding records were too damp.
d
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Which of the following statements correctly describes Kennedy's policies toward the Soviet Union as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) He developed new nuclear weapons. B) He compromised on Berlin and in the conflict over Vietnam. C) He established a direct "hot line" between the two countries and agreed to a nuclear test-ban treaty. D) He invited Nikita Khrushchev to a summit meeting in Washington. E) He announced a reduction in the size of the American nuclear triad.
Parliament in England originally arose from the
A) popular demand of the people. B) insistence of the nobles. C) military victory over France. D) old Celtic tradition of Druidic councils. E) king's need to collect new taxes.
Americans objected to the Quebec Act because it seemed that
a. at the same time the British were depriving them of their liberties, they were expanding the rights of French Catholics. b. the French were being invited to return to Canada. c. Parliament was making decisions about America without consulting them. d. it would lead to another war.
Writers extolling the idea of submissive wives were both male and female
Indicate whether the statement is true or false