world history mideterm

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Which term refers to the study of people & through material remains?

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Anthropology.

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Who was the founder of Confucianism?

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Confucius

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Process of preserving dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth

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Mummification

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Egyptian ruler who established a strong centralized government

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Pharaoh

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Which civilization developed the first written language, cuneiform?

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Sumerian.

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Justinian contributed to the flourishing of the Byzantine empire after Rome’s decline by

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reforming the laws of ancient Rome.

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How did Justinian’s Code influence Western political and legal traditions?

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It codified principles that many legal systems still use.

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How did the fall of Rome impact Western Europe?

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Trade slowed greatly, and Western Europe became politically divided.

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What was the obligation of nobles to the peasants on their estates?

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to provide them with protection and land to farm

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How did monks and nuns contribute to learning and intellectual life? Options: They preserved the Latin language. They studied science and mathematics. They copied and preserved ancient works. They imported books from East Asia.

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They copied and preserved ancient works.