Kelime BilgisiSoru #9658
The Domestication of the Horse
The domestication of the wild horse on the Eurasian steppes around 3500 BCE revolutionized human mobility. Before this milestone, terrestrial transport was (I)---- slow, limiting long-distance trade and diplomatic contacts. As pastoralist societies learned to harness equestrian power, they gained an unprecedented military (II)---- over sedentary agricultural communities. Mounted warriors could raid distant settlements and vanish (III)---- being intercepted. Archaeological excavations in northern Kazakhstan reveal horse teeth showing harness wear, proving that selective breeding and horseback riding had already taken root (IV)---- the late 4th millennium BCE. Consequently, Indo-European languages and metallurgical technologies spread (V)---- Eurasia at astonishing speed. Choose the best option to complete blank (I) in the passage.
- A)reluctantly
- B)hastily
- C)negligibly
- D)remarkably
- E)superficially
Cevabı ve çözümü göster
Doğru cevap: D) remarkably
Çözüm: "Remarkably slow" (kayda değer derecede yavaş). Karasal ulaşım son derece yavaştı. Doğru cevap D'dir.