WorksheetsDraw and Support Conclusions and Generalizations
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
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1.
Which of these is the most likely inference to draw about why there is no code?
a)
The code was well known until about 100 years ago.
b)
There never was a way to decipher the message.
c)
The code had been stamped on the disk but disappeared as the clay eroded.
d)
The secret to the inscription was lost when Minoan culture died out.
2.
Which detail below best supports the conclusion that the Minoans had a wealthy and prosperous society?
a)
Archeologists found a mud-brick box in a storage room.
b)
Archeologists discovered a bronze ax in a cave in the mountains.
c)
Archeologists uncovered several palaces indifferent parts of Crete.
d)
Archeologists believe that other disks must be hidden in other places on the island.
3.
In paragraph 6, Chadwick concludes that the maker intended to produce many documents based on the fact that —
a)
creating 45 individual stamps takes a lot of time and effort
b)
the stamps were really miniature typewriters
c)
he has studied Cretan scripts and is an expert in the field
d)
other scholars have come up with similar theories
4.
What inference about Minoan culture can be drawn from the information in paragraph 8?
a)
Religion played a very important role in Minoan culture.
b)
Minoan culture was very different from that of other cultures in the Mediterranean
c)
Spiral inscriptions can be found throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.
d)
Amateurs have as good a chance of deciphering the code as scholars do.
5.
Based on the information in paragraph 9, the reader can infer that the main way archaeologists decipher an unknown script is by —
a)
dividing the message into sections
b)
finding complete texts
c)
using a codebook that explains the meaning of the symbols
d)
comparing the same symbols on various sources
6.
All of the following details support the conclusion that the disk may have come from somewhere else except —
a)
the clay is not native to Crete
b)
some of the figures show cultural features that are not Cretan
c)
spiral symbols are found throughout Crete
d)
Minoans traded widely with people throughout the Mediterrean area
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