List some examples that illustrate how Christian churches “were and are institutions for spreading socio-cultural ideas and practices over wide regions . . .” (Examples may vary.)

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• Music with Latin texts is still common in churches around the world.
• The use of church modes, which include special non-major/minor scales that impart different "flavors" to melodies
• The Western system of music notation developed first in the church, fostered a tradition of musical literacy, and influenced later conceptions about music.

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Which of the following terms refers to the poorer class who were the craftspeople, merchants, and laborers in ancient Rome?

A. patricians B. equites C. plebeians D. pietas

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Courbet's use of ____ in the The Stone Breakers further conveyed the dismal nature of manual labor?

a. a palette of dirty browns and grays b. soft pastels for the stones c. swirling, diagonal lines d. bright color to highlight the labor

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