The Black Death of 14th century Europe was caused by the spreading of the bacteria Yersinia Pestis on fleas carried by rats on trading ships from Asia. In Asia (where the plague had an even larger effect than it did in Europe), infected fleas would stay on rats, and the rats would board trading ships. These ships would land in European harbors, letting off the goods and the rats. The fleas they carried, along with the extremely cramped living conditions within cities at the time, caused the outbreak.
The Great Famine, I know less about, was caused mostly due to poor weather conditions and inadequate agricultural techniques. During that time period, famines were common; the Great Famine happened to be extremely impacting on society due to the widespread crop failures that ensued.
As a result of these two catastrophes, along with many others during the 14th century, society completely changed. The main factor was the population: nearly 2/3 of the Europe's population was killed during the time period. This meant that wages were raised for workers in urban areas due to the smaller number of people competing for work. Also, social mobility became easier for peasants due to less competition.
The earlies writings in Mesopotamia was based in Pictograms which were used to communicate basic information regarding crops and taxes. Pictograms were pictures implemented to simbolize a word or a phrase. Over time the needs of writing changed and the signs developed into scripts known as cuneiform.
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B
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Honestly I have no idea other than I know Prussia wasn't a large country at all
Here is the correct answer of the given question above. The Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore and learn more about the Louisiana territory. The objective that was not on the Lewis and Clark expedition is they never reached the Pacific Ocean. Hope this answer helps.
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The <u><em>Opening of the Mouth </em></u>was the most important ceremony of the burial ritual for the Egyptians; it was performed on the mummy to ensure that the dead could say the necessary spells in the afterlife.
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It's the last thing they do in the mummy before to bury it. This process was made to restore the main senses of the corpse - speech, sight, and hearing for the afterlife. The priest would touch the face of the coffin with special instruments. If the priest didn't do that, then it was impossible to go to the other world, once the person couldn't speak or hear.
