Before 11,000 B.C.E..,virtually All Human Societies Were

question 13

Multiple Choice

Before 11,000 B.C.E..,virtually all human societies were:

• A) engaged in settled agriculture to produce crop surpluses for the gods.
• B) able to use metal tools for arts, crafts, and building.
• C) using men to do the hunting and women to do the gathering.
• D) nomadic, moving incessantly in search of limited food.
• E) settled in agricultural communities.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The amount of net earnings not paid out as dividends but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business or to pay debt.

Closing Entries

At the conclusion of an accounting period, entries recorded to shift balances from temporary to permanent accounts, effectively zeroing out the temporary accounts for the upcoming period.

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A list of all accounts and their balances after closing entries are made, showing that debits equal credits.

Adjusting Entries

Entries recorded in financial journals at the conclusion of an accounting period for the purpose of assigning earnings and expenditures to their rightful period.