The paper ends with a long quote from Bertrand Russell. Russell refers to the Ga

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The paper ends with a long quote from Bertrand Russell. Russell refers to the Garden of the Hesperides. The Garden of the Hesperides was:

a.In Greek mythology, a garden in a remote country. Now thought to be a reference to California.

b.an orange grove in Southern California

c.In Greek mythology, a blissful garden tended by nymphs.

d.an orange grove in Sicily

Ancient market economies replaced tribal economies because:

a.tribal economies could not adapt to the factory system.

b.ancient market economies paid them off.

c.tribal economies were not as effective in dealing with new goods such as iron tools.

d.there were no more tribes.

Large river-valley economies were most similar to:

a.tribal economies

b.commercial economies

c.feudal economies

d.ancient market economies

a.In Greek mythology, a garden in a remote country. Now thought to be a reference to California.

b.an orange grove in Southern California

c.In Greek mythology, a blissful garden tended by nymphs.

d.an orange grove in Sicily

Explanation / Answer

Ans.

A) In greek mythology,a blissful garden tended by nymphs.

The Garden of Hespirides in greek mythology are blissful garden in far western corner of the world.Hespirides are nymphs of evening and golden ligt of sunset.

B) tribal economies were not as effective in dealing with new goods such as iron tools

Tribal economy was different from today modern economy. Tribal society is primitive society.There livelihoods depends on gathering,hunting,fishing etc and they usually live in hills and forests .Ancient economy is similar to that of todays economy .Such as demand and supply laws functioned similarly in ancient time as it is today.So ancient economy was more effective than tribal economy as they were better in producing and using new goods in effective manner.

C) commercial economies

Large river valley economies were similar to commercial econoimies. Here people used to do hunting ,gathering ,fishing etc. as well as used to do trading.Such as indus river valley civilization there was trading of goods although these eople lived nearby rivers to do farming for self sufficieny and commercial purposes.Commercial economies where there is exchange of goods and services having well defined monetary value.

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