Which best describes the meaning of "stump," as used in the passage? a) to hit b) a musician c) to confuse d) a dead tree

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after the roman empire fell, some of its cultural achievements lasted for some time and others were lost. lost achievements include architecture , coins, and literacy. however, several things remained, such as the language. people may not have spoken this language in every city, but it influenced the languages they did speak. they also created the julian , which was commonly used until the eighteenth century.

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the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

soviet influence spread across eastern europe sharply during and after wwii. the soviet armies liberated the countries in eastern europe and occupied them from the germans as they were forced to retreat towards germany.