Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. the drum was found by kitchener’s army near khartoum after the anglo-egyptian reconquest of the city. once again it was re-carved – or re-branded – to make a political statement: near the tail of the bush calf kitchener added the emblem of the british crown. it was then presented to queen victoria. which conclusion about historical significance can be drawn from this information? the emblem of the british crown was carved onto all artifacts found by the british army. the carving on the slit drum was viewed as an unimportant addition by kitchener’s army. the carving on the slit drum is representative of british rule over african territories. the emblem of the british crown was commonly found already engraved on foreign artifacts.

On her zoo blog, bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “all the categories came up, but then mine did! they said all these top actresses' names then my name! the guy said 'and the winner is . . ’ . . my heart stopped . . ‘bindi irwin! ’ i could not believe it, i won! i was amazed, in tears, i could hardly talk! i’ll never forget that great trip! ” what does the hyperbole in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she had a medical problem. she was extremely frightened. she became very excited. she won an important award.

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Which major world event was near the birth of the modernist movement