The first agricultural settlements appeared in ____________, a swampy depression off the Nile southwest of modern Cairo, around 5200 BCE.
a. Giza.
b. Memphis.
c. Eridu.
d. The Fayyum.
d. The Fayyum.
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The Supreme Court cases of Fletcher v. Peck and Martin v. Hunter's Lessee both dealt with
A) states' rights and slavery. B) federal versus state authority. C) voting rights. D) the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States.
Residential suburbs were first populated by __________
A) new immigrants B) industrial magnates C) members of the middle class D) unskilled laborers
An overall effect of the Korean War on the Cold War was
A) the Soviet Union's domination over all of Southeast Asia. B) the end of American and Soviet involvement in Asian political affairs. C) the reinforcement of the American determination to "contain" Soviet power. D) a decrease in American defense spending since the capacity of the West to win the conflict outright on the battlefield demonstrated the superiority of modern weapons systems and no need to develop new war machines. E) the continued willingness to use limited nuclear weapons in local wars.
Which of the following statements about the role of women in traditional East Asian society is false?
a. They often received formal educations. b. They were raised to become good mothers, wives, and daughters- in-law. c. After marriage, they held the lowest status within their husband's family until the birth of sons. d. Many were killed at or shortly after birth.