Question

A historian finds documentary evidence of a Ming Dynasty law prohibiting criminals from becoming monks.

How could the historian place this decree into an absolute chronology?
O by examining layers of artifacts buried below the documents
O by determining if the law was passed before or after the Great Ming Code
by using scientific tools to determine the date the documents were created
by looking up how long after the believed birth of Jesus the Ming Dynasty occurred

Answer 1

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

by determining if the law was passed before or after the Great Ming Code

Step-by-step explanation:

If a historian finds documentary evidence of a Ming Dynasty law that prohibits criminals from becoming monks and he wants to place this decree in an absolute chronology, then he has to determine if the law was passed before or after the Great Ming Code.

In 1373, the Ming Code was made with the purpose of regulating all aspects of Chinese life during that period.