On 1/3 PART A: Which statement describes the main theme of the poem?

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A. Maps misinform people on how the world is divided and oriented.

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B. The natural features of earth, such as mountains and rivers, force people apart.

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C. The lines that divide maps and the world isolate and restrict people.

D. Maps help people make sense of the world and how it is divided.

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Is the group of words a simple sentence, a compound sentence, or a run-on sentence? jan went on a quiz show, won two hundred dollars, and bought gifts for her family. a. run-on sentence b. compound sentence c. simple sentence

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.