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Information and Ideas practice question
A historian claims that the mountain pass was used by traders in Roman times.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the historian's claim?
- A. Excavation of the pass's summit turned up Roman coins of several dates alongside fragments of pack-animal harness and amphorae used to carry wine.Correct
- B. The pass is still used by hikers today.
- C. Roman roads were well built.
- D. Wine was popular in Rome.
Answer: A. Excavation of the pass's summit turned up Roman coins of several dates alongside fragments of pack-animal harness and amphorae used to carry wine.
Coins, harness, and wine jars at the summit: the traces traders would leave.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The pass is still used by hikers today.
- Modern use says nothing about Roman use.
- C. Roman roads were well built.
- A general fact about roads.
- D. Wine was popular in Rome.
- Popularity in Rome doesn't show wine crossed this pass.
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