An art collector approaches a historian about a small statue. the collector claims to have purchased the statue from a man who said it was one of the earliest depictions of the babylonian king hammurabi. the collector wants to know whether this claim is true. which of the following pieces of evidence would the historian determine whether the statue is authentic? a. determining the date of its creation to see if it aligns with hammurabi's life b. determining if the person who sold the statue was an expert on ancient babylon c. determining the total number of hammurabi statues that have been found so far d. determining why the person with the statue bought it in the first place

A. Determining the date of its creation to see if it aligns with Hammurabi's life.

Explanation:

This is one of the most effective strategies that the historian could use in order to establish whether the statue is actually a depiction of Babylonian king Hammurabi. It is unlikely that this test will definitely establish that the statue is indeed a depiction of the king, as the time period is not the only necessary characteristic. However, if the date does not match Hammurabi's reign, we could establish that the statue is definitely not a depiction of the king.

during the ming dynasty

answer: the time zones used to be whatever the local authority wanted them to be. one town might have 6am whenever the sun came up and another town had 6am 10 minutes later.  

the trains had a hard time when their orders said to be at a certain point at 6am.  

6am, but who's 6am.  

the railroads got together and set the time zones more or less along the longitude lines across the country.

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