A Princeton Review Practice Test - wpcsd.k12.ny.us.pptx

? 1. IA/which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all ? early civilizations? ?(A) munication ?(B) Agricultural surplus ?(C) Some economic specialization ?(D) Water resources ?(E) Use of tools ? ? This question is a broad generalization about early societies. Remember to read the question ? carefully because you need to eliminate the four answer choices that are characteristics of ? early societies. And, be careful when you see the word all-that means you should be critically ? searching for the exception to the rule. The correct answer is (A). Not all early societies developed ? munications. For example, while Sumer and Mesopotamia had a system ? of writing, pre-Columbian civilizations such as the Inca did not. You should use POE to get ? rid of (B) and (D). The Neolithic Revolution brought about sweeping changes in technology ? that allowed for irrigated agricultural activities in river valleys. (C) is not the correct answer ? because as permanent settlements arose, some people worked primarily as farmers, while ? others worked on monument building or as artisans. (E) isn't the answer either, because tools ? were essential to civilizations' development. ? 2. "The books of those heresiarchs...are absolutely ? forbidden. The books of other heretics, however, ? which deal professedly with religion are absolutely ? condemned. Those on the other hand, which do not ? deal with religion...are permitted. Likewise, Catholic ? books written by those who afterward fell into ? heresy...may be permitted..." ? source: Modern History Sourcebook, Council of Trent, ?"Rules on Prohibited Books." ? Why was the above ruling issued by the Council of ? Trent in 1545 ? ?(A) It was part of establishing the king of England ? as head of the Anglican Church. ?(B) It was a response to the scientific advances ? made by Copernicus and Galileo. ?(C) It was part of the reforms to Roman ? Catholicism called for by Luther and Calvin. ?(D) It was part of the strict behavioral c