What do historians consider a basic characteristic of the first civilizations?
A. The development of the Phoenician alphabet
B. The use of iron tools and weapons by 3500 B.C.E.
C. The development of cities
D. The discovery of fire
E. The invention of pottery
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. Madison's refusal to support Macon's Bill no. 2 b. Great Britain's announcement that it would end the impressment of American sailors c. congressional War Hawks who pressed for territorial expansion into Florida and Canada d. Tecumseh's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe e. the Republican insistence on high tariffs
Since Europeans tended to define geographic terms and the teaching of history, African Americans had to resist the idea that ancient Egypt was __________
A) not a prosperous civilization B) not a part of Africa C) an autocratic society D) the holy land of Islam
The first modern trust was ________
A) United States Steel B) the Northern Securities Company C) Standard Oil D) Carnegie Steel E) the Pennsylvania Railroad