Sargon Changed the Language of Government and Daily Life in His

question 71

Multiple Choice

Sargon changed the language of government and daily life in his empire from Sumerian to

• A)Akkadian.
• B)Hebrew.
• C)Greek.
• D)demotic.
• E)Babylonian.

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Definitions:

Difference Threshold

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Trichromatic Theory

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Opponent-process Theory

A psychological and physiological model that explains how humans perceive colors as the result of complex interactions between various neurons that process color in an antagonistic manner.

Somesthetic Senses

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