By the end of the 1950s, almost 90 percent of American families owned television sets, average daily television viewing time was five hours, and television had proven itself the most effective advertising medium ever invented.
a. true
b. false
a. true
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Although Greek ships were fewer and slower than Persian ships, the Greeks won a decisive sea battle by __________.
A. staying out of sight and making sudden surprise attacks B. placing soldiers, instead of supplies, on their ships C. employing Archimedes-style weapons that reached great distances D. strategizing to follow and then attack the Persians from behind
In 1775, Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
A) outlawed colonial militia. B) offered freedom to any slave who joined the British forces. C) announced his threat to destroy Williamsburg, Virginia. D) gave restitution for military supplies that had been stolen or destroyed. E) placed the Virginia militia under British command.
The Vedas brought to south Asia by the Aryans were ________
A) law codes B) folk tales C) historical records D) hymns
Which of the following best summarizes the challenges archaeologists face in reconstructing the early migration patterns of humans out of Africa?
A. Archaeologists lack the evidence to trace with precision the routes and timing of migrations out of Africa. B. Artifacts left by early humans are particularly difficult to date. C. Large-scale volcanic eruptions taking place approximately 20,000 years ago destroyed much of the evidence of human migration out of Africa. D. The geography of the globe was very different during the time of early human migration, and it is difficult for archaeologists to reconstruct the routes early humans took.