U2.1 BW Review pt.2

A. disagreement

B. explanation

C. idea

D. solution

A. easy to read

B. easy to deliver

C. used to impress people

D. displayed in public places

A. “make marks on clay”

B. “made using plant material”

C. “could be easily transported”

D. “down to future generations”

A. It explains some of Champollion’s other accomplishments.

B. It outlines specific dates of events discussed in the passage.

C. It provides more detail about the writing on the Rosetta Stone.

D. It shows when English was developed compared to languages discussed in the passage.

E. It introduces other languages not discussed in the passage that led to the development of English.

A. by explaining that heavy tablets were causing problems

B. by explaining problems that spoken language could not solve

C. by explaining how writing prevented languages from dying out

D. by explaining that scholars had difficulty understanding early writing

A. “Because people were trading goods with each other, spoken language was not enough to answer every question or settle every dispute.” (paragraph 2)

B. “As cultures became more complex, people began trading over longer and longer distances.” (paragraph 6)

C. “If you looked at something written in English 700 years ago, you would be surprised at how difficult it is to read.” (paragraph 7)

D. “The shapes of some Old English letters are very different from the way you learned to write them.” (paragraph 7)