Growth of Early Cities – Flashcards
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Job specialization encouraged __________ in early city cultures.
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A. leisure time
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What are pandemic diseases?
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D. diseases that spread over a large area and affect large numbers of people
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Because job specialization gave city residents more leisure time, residents had more time to devote to developments such as __________.
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B. education and the arts
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Which of the following is not a reason why pandemic diseases led to the destruction of early cities?
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C. Governments were unprepared and did not have necessary evacuation plans to accommodate the sick.
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The Silk Road was a major trade route between __________ and __________.
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C. Asia . . . Europe
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The public space for government speech in ancient Athens was called __________.
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B. the Pnyx
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Which of the following was not a reason why natural disasters unpredictably destroyed cities?
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B. Cities lacked strong military defenses, and fire often was used as a weapon.
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The city of London struggled to control sanitation. As a result, __________ infested the streets of early London and contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague.
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A. rats
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Which of the following statements about dangers to early cities is false?
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B. Guilds and disreputable traders led to the economic decline of early cities.
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The city of Rome was destroyed by __________ in 65 CE.
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D. a major fire
