Deductive reasoning is a method of thought or argument that: A. relies on firmly held beliefs about the characteristics of a
particular group of people.
B. starts from a specific idea to reach a more general conclusion.
C. appeals to the emotions or values of the audience.
D. starts with a general idea and then uses specific examples or
known facts to support that idea.

The goal of __ painters was not to make a photographic representation of a subject, but to capture the impression of a particular moment in time a) still artist b) realist c) impressionist

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 these novels is considered an important precursor to science fiction