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39. Hammurabi’s Code, like Babylonian society, would best be described as

42. In which way did the Hippocratic tradition of medicine differ from ancient healing?

How did the U.S. decide the slavery question in the land acquried from Mexico?

True or false: Initially, Lincoln campaigned on simply stopping the spread of slavery and said he would leave slavery where it already existed. 

CASE #4: Your new patient presents with a chief complaint of “I want to get established as a patient and I think I may have some gum issues going on”. During the health history and dental history, the patient reports high blood pressure and diabetes that he takes medications for and that he is a current daily cigarette and e-cigarette/vaping user.  He used to have regular dental hygiene appointments, but has not been in a dental office since the COVID pandemic started in 2020. During the head and neck exam you identify that they have a white and yellow lesion on their side of their tongue, 3 teeth that appear to have decay and gingiva that is swollen, red, and blunted. When you ask about the tongue, the patient says that it has been there for about a month and has not healed. During the periodontal and clinical examination you detect 4-6mm probe depths on all of the posterior teeth, furcation involvement on several molars and generalized bleeding. Use this information to answer the following questions: QUESTION: Which radiographs would be recommended for this patient?

One part of the British strategy during the Revolutionary War was to confine the rebellion to _____________________.

The Boston Tea Party was led by _______________.

True or false: Popular sovereignty was very successful in Kansas.

Which of the following was NOT one of President Polk’s goals?

The Mexican-American War began over…