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title: Games vs history: tech trees, barbarians, empty lands, won… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · History
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 80 «Games vs history: tech trees, barbarians, empty lands, wonders and falls» of the history course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Games vs history: tech trees, barbarians, empty lands, wonders and falls

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The 16 questions of lesson 80 «Games vs history: tech trees, barbarians, empty lands, wonders and falls» of the history course of Mova's primary school with their options, 108 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t1/) — Leo's tech tree goes in a straight line. "So history had to go like that, it's literally scripted." What's the best reply? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t2/) — Max's game shows "barbarians" as screaming hordes with clubs. His mate: "Barbs were just savages, innit." What's true? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t3/) — In Europa Universalis, Ava sends a colonist to "uncolonised" land in Australia. Her nan, from Brisbane: "Empty, my foot, love." What does nan mean? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t4/) — Jaden's civ builds the pyramids in five turns with one click. His teacher: "Count again." What's the real story? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t5/) — Ella's game pops up: "The Maya have fallen!" Her Guatemalan friend laughs: "Bro, I'm literally Maya." What should be put right? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t6/) — Kai's game leader is still ruling after 6,000 years. "Lol, immortal king, he's built different." ("Built different" means special.) What would happen in real life? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t7/) — Mia: "My civ won a science victory, GG!" ("GG" means good game.) Her teacher: "Real history has no finish line." What does she mean? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t8/) — Leo picks "England" and paints the map red. His teacher: "Real empires were mixed." Which example shows it? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t9/) — Sam's game borders are crisp lines. His Geordie grandad: "Howay, man, borders were proper mucky back then." ("Howay, man" means come on; "mucky" means messy.) What's true? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t10/) — Ruby: "Where are the peasants in this game? It's all kings and generals, tho." What's the real picture? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t11/) — Ben's AI rival pops up: "I denounce you!" Ben: "Was real diplomacy that salty?" ("Salty" means grumpy.) What do the Amarna letters show? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/t12/) — Leo: "Games teach history, so I don't need books, no cap!" His teacher: "They teach some things." Which is the wisest plan? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/e1/) — Identify the principal deficiency of the representation of land as «empty» within strategy games. — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the circumstances of the Maya following the decline of their southern cities around the ninth century? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the composition of the population in agrarian societies. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/e4/) — Ascertain the response most consistent with a judicious use of historical strategy games. — wrong ✗ · exam

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