(4) increase agricultural production Base your answer to question 5 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. ...The deposits of fine sediment left by natural floods sustain the fertility of floodplain soils. The 5,000-year history of agriculture in the Nile Valley and delta of Egypt depended on the annual Nile River flood that left a veneer of new silt over the valley floor each year. Modern dams on the Nile — particularly the Aswan High Dam, which can store the entire annual flood — have destroyed the natural system of fertilization, necessitating huge imports of artificial fertilizers.... — Oberlander and Muller, Essentials of Physical Geography Today, Second Edition, Random House, 1987 5 Based on this passage, a valid conclusion would be that (1) natural fertilizers are less effective than artificial fertilizers (2) technological advances sometimes create unforeseen problems (3) yearly flooding is harmful to Egyptian agriculture (4) farmers in the Nile Valley operate at a subsistence level 6 The Code of Hammurabi of Babylon and the Justinian Code of the Byzantine Empire served functions similar to the (1) Ziggurats of the Sumerians (2) Buddhist stupas (3) Maya hieroglyphics (4) Twelve Tables of the Romans 7 The Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used (1) ideographs (2) calligraphy (3) cuneiform (4) letters 8 The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by (1) building terraces (2) removing rain forests (3) digging irrigation canals (4) developing chinampas 9 One way in which the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, and Mayas are similar is that these civilizations developed (1) irrigation systems (2) iron weapons (3) wheeled vehicles (4) block printing systems 10 Which practice is closely associated with most ancient river valley civilizations? (1) recording events in cave paintings (2) using irrigation systems (3) developing democratic traditions (4) spreading monotheistic religious customs June 2013 Theme: Change—Revolution
(4) increase agricultural production Base your answer to question 5 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. ...The deposits of fine sediment left by natural floods sustain the fertility of floodplain soils. The 5,000-year history of agriculture in the Nile Valley and delta of Egypt depended on the annual Nile River flood that left a veneer of new silt over the valley floor each year. Modern dams on the Nile — particularly the Aswan High Dam, which can store the entire annual flood — have destroyed the natural system of fertilization, necessitating huge imports of artificial fertilizers.... — Oberlander and Muller, Essentials of Physical Geography Today, Second Edition, Random House, 1987 5 Based on this passage, a valid conclusion would be that (1) natural fertilizers are less effective than artificial fertilizers (2) technological advances sometimes create unforeseen problems (3) yearly flooding is harmful to Egyptian agriculture (4) farmers in the Nile Valley operate at a subsistence level 6 The Code of Hammurabi of Babylon and the Justinian Code of the Byzantine Empire served functions similar to the (1) Ziggurats of the Sumerians (2) Buddhist stupas (3) Maya hieroglyphics (4) Twelve Tables of the Romans 7 The Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used (1) ideographs (2) calligraphy (3) cuneiform (4) letters 8 The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by (1) building terraces (2) removing rain forests (3) digging irrigation canals (4) developing chinampas 9 One way in which the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, and Mayas are similar is that these civilizations developed (1) irrigation systems (2) iron weapons (3) wheeled vehicles (4) block printing systems 10 Which practice is closely associated with most ancient river valley civilizations? (1) recording events in cave paintings (2) using irrigation systems (3) developing democratic traditions (4) spreading monotheistic religious customs June 2013 Theme: Change—Revolution