PT139.S4.Q12

PrepTest 139 - Section 4 - Question 12

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Historian: The early Egyptian pharaohs spent as much wealth on largely ceremonial and hugely impressive architecture as they did on roads and irrigation systems. ████ ███ ███ ████ ██████████████ ████████ ███ ██ ██████ █████ █ █████████ ████ █████ ██ ████ ██ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ █████ ███████ ███████ ██ ███ ████████ ██████ █████ ███████ █████ ██ ██████████ ███████ ████████ █████████

Summarize Argument: Phenomenon-Hypothesis

The author concludes that the early Egyptian pharoahs’ spending on ceremonial architecture was not frivolous. In other words, there was a practical reason for it. They engaged in this kind of spending because it might have helped maintain the loyalty of the masses without needing to use the military to control them.

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The referenced text is the conclusion of the argument. It’s the author’s assessment of whether the pharoahs’ spending had a practical use.

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12.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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