Read the passage.
In Naqada I graves, the deceased were buried with statuettes to keep them company in the afterlife. These were the forerunners of ushabti figures found in Egyptian tombs. Along with these figures, the dead person was buried with food, weapons, amulets, or \
Read the passage.
In this year came dreadful forewarnings over the land of Northumbria, terrifying the people most woefully: these were immense sheets of lightning and whirlwinds, and fiery dragons were seen flying through the sky. . . . And not long after . . . the harrowing inroads of heathen men destroyed the church of God in Lindisfarne.
–The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 800 CE
What is the central idea of the passage?
Dragons attacked Northumbria.
Northumbria was attacked by wind.
Sheets of lightning terrified the Northumbrian people.
Why are eyewitness accounts important to historical research?
because human error can make historical research unreliable
because events are often the result of chance, oversight, or error
because researchers can reject other factors that affected history
because events are carefully planned and need careful observation
How does human error or oversight change the way humans complete research and other activities?
It leads to events like droughts and famine in different regions of the world.
It leads to beneficial discoveries such as penicillin, which has saved the lives of many people.
It leads to scientists repeating mistakes in their experiments to make sure that they were wrong.
It leads to accidents like the Challenger explosion, which changed the way space shuttles are built.
–"Naqadan Culture,” Jenny Hill
What is the central idea of the passage?
Naqadan culture valued the dead.
Naqadan culture feared the dead.
Naqadan culture rejected the dead.
Naqadan culture worshipped the dead.