Which of the Following Statements Is Most Accurate

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• A)Mesopotamia and Egypt were both the birthplace of civilization and the spiritual ancestors of the West.
• B)Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization, but only the Greeks and the Romans were spiritual ancestors of the West.
• C)Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization, but the Hebrews and the Greeks were the spiritual ancestors of the West.
• D)The Greeks and the Romans were the spiritual ancestors of the West because they totally ignored the older civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
• E)Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Hebrews  and the Greeks were all spiritual ancestors of the West.

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