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Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph. Which should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (A) Since they were part of the local culture, they could not be separated from religion. (B) The Indians, Greeks, Mesopotamians and Egyptians led the way, but every culture, strangely enough, used the same animals to represent the same powers. (C) They were stronger, faster, could live in the sea or air, had abilities and senses that humans could not even aspire to. (D) So there was a willingness to use animals as gods. They gave added meaning to the divine. (E) In the ancient world, humans were not just close to animals but, in most cases, deeply dependent on them.

1. E
2. A
3. B
4. D

Correct answer: D

Solution

Sentence (D) works best as the first sentence because it introduces the central idea that animals were used as gods and gave meaning to the divine. The remaining sentences then explain why this happened and provide examples from ancient cultures.

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