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GSAT General Scholastic Ability Test — VIP Practice Exam
GSAT — The General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT / 學科能力測驗) is administered by the College Entrance Examination Center (CEEC) in Taiwan, typically held in January over two days; it covers five subjects — Chinese Language, English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Natural Sciences — each scored on a 1–15 scale for a maximum combined score of 75 points, and is the primary pathway for college admission in Taiwan.
30
Questions
100m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
Read the following passage and answer the question. "The city of Ur, once a thriving metropolis of ancient Mesopotamia, stood at the confluence of trade routes that connected the Persian Gulf to the fertile plains of the Tigris and Euphrates. Its famous ziggurat, a massive stepped temple platform, served not merely as a religious site but as an administrative center where priests managed grain stores, recorded transactions on clay tablets, and allocated labor. Scholars now argue that the accounting systems developed in Ur may represent the earliest known precursor to written language itself." According to the passage, which of the following best describes the ziggurat's function in ancient Ur?
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