Decoding CSA Questions

What is this this question asking:

What was an important written contribution by Hammurabi?

• Who was Hammurabi?

• What did Hammurabi make?

• What was the best thing about Hammurabi?

• Where was Hammurabi from?

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Which chapter title would depict information about the earliest cities from the book shown?

• Who would write the book shown?

• What would a chapter from this book be called?

• When was the book shown about cities written?

• Why is this information about the earliest cities in the book shown?

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What early East Asian river civilization developed near the Huang He River?

• When was the Huang He River civilization?

• What place started near the Huang He River?

• Why was there an East Asian River civilization near the Huang He River?

• Who developed near the Huang He River?

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Who was responsible for sending missionaries that spread Buddhism from India to China, and other parts of Asia?

• Where did Buddhism spread from India to China, and other parts of Asia?

• Who spread Buddhism from India to China?

• Why did they spread Buddhism from India to China?

• How were missionaries responsible for spreading Buddhism from India to China?

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Centralized governments of early settled communities were often based on-

• Where were governments of early communities based in?

• Why were centralized governments in early settled communities?

• What were governments in early based on?

• Who were early settled communities' governments?

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Which scenario shows evidence of the development of permanent communities during the Neolithic Era?

• What is an example of staying in one place during the Neolithic Era?

• Why did they stay in one place during the Neolithic Era?

• Who stayed in one place during the Neolithic Era?

• How does this scenario show evidence of staying in one place during the Neolithic Era?

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Which best distinguishes the Hebrews from other early civilizations?

• What makes the Hebrews different from other places?

• Who were the Hebrews in other early civilizations?

• When were the Hebrews around other early civilizations?

• How did the Hebrews get to be around other early civilizations?

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What role did the physical barriers such as the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and the Indian Ocean play in the development of classical Indian civilization?

• Why were the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and Indian Ocean important in classical India?

• Who were the Himalayas, Hindu, and Indian Ocean?

• How were the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and Indian Ocean made?

• When did the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and Indian Ocean develop classical Indian civilization?

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What was a major factor in the lives of early hunter-gatherers?

• What was important to hunter-gatherers?

• Why were hunter-gatherers lives important?

• How did the factor affect early hunter-gatherers?

• What was an early hunter-gatherer?

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Dynasties, kings, and pharaohs are all examples of the development of-

• What are dynasties, kings and pharaohs examples of?

• Why were there dynasties, kings, and pharaohs?

• Who were the dynasties, kings, and pharaohs?

• What is an example of a dynasty, king, or pharaoh?