The area of the first great civilizations where rainfall was adequate to grow grain and grazing animals could find sufficient food is
A) the Arabian Peninsula.
B) the Nile River Valley.
C) the Fertile Crescent.
D) the Levant.
E) Turkey.
C
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Which statement best describes the "task" labor that many slaves performed on large plantations?
a. A group of white overseers pushed a small group of slaves to work around the clock. b. Large groups of slaves worked side by side with their masters. c. Large groups of slaves worked from sunrise to sunset under a white overseer. d. Slaves worked at their own pace with little supervision during an eight-hour day. e. Large groups of slaves worked together to accomplish major projects.
Symbolic thinking among Homo sapiens:
a. Is evident only in European caves and hidden places. b. Is visible in art which shows evidence of the ability to conceptualize images by thinking abstractly. c. Seems to have been absent from human societies until about 10,000 years ago d. Clearly conveys the creators’ intention in rendering paintings and clay sculptures.
During the 1920s, American agriculture
a. maintained its role as the main strength of the American economy. b. never recovered from the depression of 1921. c. was unable to produce a surplus of crops. d. moved away from sharecropping and tenant farming.
What was the pattern of cotton cultivation by the late 1800s?
A) Large farm families had an advantage because they had more people to labor in the fields. B) Technological developments made the picking of cotton much easier and less labor intensive. C) Cotton gins were still generally operated under water or by animal power. D) Cotton plants needed no help or cultivation until harvesting.