Rumored by contemporaries that he had made a pact with the Devil for his musical abilities, ________ refused to publish his own work, which he alone would perform.

Jazz would be recognized as a _______________ by the end of the 1920s

A) dying, common practice B) vibrant and distinctive music C) low-level form of entertainment D) failure E) type of music that can be used for worship

Which of the following was most responsible for Egyptian culture’s productivity and stability across three millennia?

a. the Nile’s cyclical floods b. the culture’s early efforts at recordkeeping c. the region’s abundance of stone for building d. the culture’s emphasis on military discipline