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Information and Ideas practice question

A historian argues that a medieval village was abandoned suddenly rather than gradually.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?

  1. A. Excavation found household goods left in place in every house, including tools and cooking pots that a planned departure would have taken.Correct
  2. B. The village is not mentioned in records after 1350.
  3. C. The village had a church.
  4. D. Medieval villages were often abandoned.

Answer: A. Excavation found household goods left in place in every house, including tools and cooking pots that a planned departure would have taken.

Goods left behind in every house.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The village is not mentioned in records after 1350.
Silence in records fits either pace.
C. The village had a church.
Irrelevant.
D. Medieval villages were often abandoned.
Says nothing about how fast.

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