Part 2 Identifying Main Ideas The main ideas of the followi…

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Pаrt 2 Identifying Mаin Ideаs The main ideas оf the fоllоwing paragraphs appear at different locations. Identify each main idea by filling in its sentence number in the space provided. For example, if you think that the main idea is sentence 2, just write the number 2 in the blank. 1To a degree unknown to moderns, residents of preindustrial cities literally were what they wore. 2The Roman citizen, for example, expressed the fact of his citizenship by wearing, as decreed by law, the white toga. 3A “gentleman” in the Colonial cities of America was known by his powdered wig. 4The cap of the medieval Frenchman was made of velvet for the upper classes, rough cloth for the poor. 5In Elizabethan England commoners were prohibited by law from wearing clothing fashioned from gold or silver cloth, velvet, furs, and other “luxury” materials. 6Hair length also indicated status. 7Among the Franks, only the elite had long hair. 8The clothing of outcast groups was often regulated by law. 9The Parsi minority in the Persian city of Yezd were forced, until the 1880s, to twist their turbans instead of folding them; were denied various colors; and were prohibited from wearing or carrying rings, umbrellas, and other items. 10Occupation, too, was signaled by dress. 11The lawyers of medieval France, for example, were distinguished by their round caps, and the executioners of the period were forced to wear a special coat of red or gold so that they would be readily recognizable in a crowd. 12Each of the various types of traveling peddlers of Peking wore a distinctive costume, as did the clergy of twelfth-century Europe and the members of religious sects in numerous preindustrial cities.

Reаd the fоllоwing pаrаgraph and then select the statement that best expresses the implied main idea. (Please chоose the correct letter only. Do not write the entire sentence, only the letter. Capitalize the letter). During the middle years, humans experience a gradual decline in strength and stamina, as well as in the sharpness of their senses. But for most adults, health continues to be relatively good through the middle years. In fact, there is a marked decline in susceptibility to many acute conditions, such as infections and colds. However, middle-aged adults do experience an increase in chronic health problems, such as arthritis and heart disease. —From G. R. LEFRANCOIS, The Lifespan 1e (p.448). Copyright © 1996 Dr. Guy R. Lefrancois. Reprinted by permission. As youth disappears, adults face both advantages and disadvantages in their health. The body gradually degenerates as humans get older. Chronic health problems increasing for living things during middle age. For most adults, health continues to be relatively good through the middle years. Chronic health problems increase for living things during middle age. Adults facing both advantages and disadvantages in their health as youth disappearing.

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Reаd the fоllоwing pаrаgraph and then select the statement that best expresses the implied main idea. (Please chоose the correct letter only. Do not write the entire sentence, only the letter. Capitalize the letter). With the increase of agriculture in medieval Europe, and the resulting rise of civilization, came the development of a class of laborers called peasants. Peasant farmers differed from Native American farmers, Polynesian fishing people, or East African herders. They did not work in isolated, self-sufficient communities. Instead, peasants depended heavily on business relationships with the other classes in their larger society. They exchanged their farm produce for the products and services from other kinds of specialized workers, like craftsmen and physicians. In addition, peasants were dependent on the rule of higher classes in political and religious ways. They were subject both to the laws and controls of the state and to the moral authority of an urban-based religious organization (the Christian church). Peasants usually made up a large percentage of the total population and provided for most of the dietary needs of the city dwellers. —From FERRARO. Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective 6e (p. 171). Copyright © 2006 Cengage Learning Native American horticulturalists had a better life than medieval peasants. Because of their class, peasants had to depend heavily on their farms to survive. European peasants depended more heavily on business than farmers in other cultures. Peasants differed from farmers in other cultures in that they were dependent on other classes. Peasants usually made up a large percentage of the total population and provided for most of the dietary needs of the city dwellers.