From Reading the Periplus and Relating It to Archaeological Discoveries

question 31

Multiple Choice

From reading the Periplus and relating it to archaeological discoveries today,scholars have deduced that trade was very active on the southwestern coast of India because

• A)Foreign ships were too big to travel through the shallow waters between India and Sri Lanka.
• B)Since Buddhism rejected wealth, very little trade was carried out on the eastern coast of India.
• C)Goods from the southwestern coast area had the most precious goods to trade.
• D)Foreigners were able to pay in Roman and Greek coins.
• E)Precious goods on the eastern coast must be paid for in Roman and Greek coins.

Knowledge of proper vital sign measurement post-surgery, considering the presence of IV fluids.

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Testable Prediction

A statement forecasting a specific outcome that can be verified through experimentation or observation, fundamental in the scientific method.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation.

Empiricism

The theory that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience and that scientific methods should rely on observation and experimentation.

Variable

Something in the world that can vary and that a researcher can manipulate (change), measure (evaluate), or both.