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Verbal·Standard English Conventions·Boundaries

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Since the nineteenth century, Egyptologists have commonly divided ancient Egyptian history into three primary __________ Old Kingdom (2700–2200 BCE), the Middle Kingdom (2050–1800 BCE), and the New Kingdom (1550–1100 BCE). Some historians, however, criticize the names of these periods for revealing more about the culture of the mainly European Egyptologists than that of ancient Egypt itself.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A

periods. The

B

periods; the

C

periods: the

D

periods, the