The Foundations of the State-A Social and Political Unit Featuring

question 10

Multiple Choice

The foundations of the state-a social and political unit featuring a central government,extreme contrasts of wealth,and social classes-emerged

• A) in the alluvial desert plain of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where a new economy based on irrigation and trade fueled the growth of this entirely new form of society.
• B) out of an attempt to copy, on a larger scale, the lifestyle that early sedentism offered its members prior to the sudden population growth caused by food production.
• C) in the hilly flanks, because that was the area that could best sustain a growing population.
• D) at the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where the abundance of water helped keep a complex irrigation system working.
• E) against the will of the people, who correctly foresaw the many ills this new form of society would bring upon them.

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

A graph that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that suppliers are willing to sell.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a product demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, leading to a balance in the market.

Demand Schedule

A chart indicating the amount of a product or service buyers are prepared and capable of buying at different price levels.

Shortage/Surplus

A state in the marketplace where the demand for a good surpasses its supply, causing a shortage, or where the supply of a product outpaces its demand, resulting in a surplus.