Which of the Following Statements Regarding Age in Historical Perspective

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding age in historical perspective is TRUE?

• A)The concept of "childhood" has remained largely unchanged over the past two hundred years.
• B)Young people are considered to be "little adults" in societies that need their physical labor.
• C)In the United States,older individuals always have been devalued because they were unable to help with the work.
• D)For several centuries,the age continuum has been divided into infants and toddlers,children,teenagers,and adults.

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Definitions:

Treaty of Paris

The 1783 agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War, recognizing American independence and establishing borders for the new nation.

Commander-In-Chief

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