The "gilding" or good exterior of the Gilded Age after the Civil War
came from which of the
following?
A. Rebuilding the nation from the left over
money from the War
B. The technological advancements of the
industrial revolution
C. The mass movement of people from the
country into the cities
D. New monuments and buildings built in honor
of the war heroes

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were 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.

Which of the following is an example of a periodical?

Wiesel interrupts the narration that begin with, "a few ss officers wandered through the room, " with a parenthetical insertion. explain the purpose of the insertion.