A) free up prisons by giving criminals and disfavored civil servants work.
B) establish tangible evidence of his status as "First Emperor."
C) provide employment for soldiers languishing from lack of action.
D) protect against invasion from nomadic invaders from the north.
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A) Benevolent goddesses balance Shiva's role as destroyer.
B) Goddesses assist in souls' quest for union with divinity.
C) Villages recognize goddesses as their protectors.
D) Goddesses intermediate between humans and gods.
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A) visions that came to him in a dream.
B) random scratches that he noticed on animal bones.
C) constellations and bird and animal footprints.
D) papyruses left behind by seafaring Egyptians.
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A) Buddha's three different identities.
B) Buddhism's three levels of consciousness.
C) Buddhism's three domes of heaven.
D) Buddha's three signs of authority.
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A) record business transactions.
B) foretell the future.
C) make contact with ancestors.
D) practice writing.
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A) columns supporting a floor above
B) broad eaves of the roof
C) interior courtyards
D) uneven multiple levels
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A) containing Buddha's remains,which were divided into eight parts.
B) honoring the eight yakshis,the Vedic female spirit figures.
C) serving as tombs for Buddha's eight wives.
D) signifying the eight levels of Buddhist consciousness.
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A) suffering a crushing defeat by the Suleucids in battle.
B) seeing a monk walking among the dead on a battlefield.
C) being offered an opportunity to engage in diplomatic relations with the Greeks.
D) watching his best friend suffer and die on a battlefield.
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Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Confucius's teachings have some similarities and differences.
Buddha's Four Noble Truths are focused on the nature of suffering and the path to end it. The first truth acknowledges the existence of suffering, the second truth identifies the cause of suffering as desire and attachment, the third truth states that suffering can be ended by eliminating desire, and the fourth truth outlines the Eightfold Path as the way to end suffering.
Confucius's teachings, on the other hand, are more focused on social harmony, ethical behavior, and the cultivation of virtues such as benevolence, righteousness, and filial piety. Confucius emphasized the importance of personal and social morality, proper conduct, and the importance of rituals and traditions in maintaining social order.
While both Buddha and Confucius emphasized the importance of ethical behavior and personal development, their teachings differ in their focus and approach. Buddha's Four Noble Truths are more focused on individual liberation from suffering, while Confucius's teachings are more focused on social harmony and the cultivation of virtues within a community.
In conclusion, while there are some similarities in their emphasis on ethical behavior and personal development, Buddha's Four Noble Truths and Confucius's teachings have different focuses and approaches, with Buddha's teachings being more focused on individual liberation from suffering and Confucius's teachings being more focused on social harmony and ethical conduct within a community.
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A) poetry.
B) bronze castings.
C) scrolls.
D) jade wine vessels.
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A) ink painting.
B) bronze casting.
C) tomb mural painting.
D) lyrical poetry.
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A) actively seeking the Four Noble Truths.
B) banished by his father for decrying war.
C) dismayed by the poor state of Indian education.
D) troubled by the suffering of all human beings.
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A) Chinese pictograms closely resemble the things they portray.
B) the Shang dynasty Yi Jing (Book of Changes) acts as a cypher.
C) Chinese symbols closely resemble Mesopotamian cuneiform characters.
D) ancient Chinese is closely related to modern Chinese.
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A) gain entrance to the hemispheric dome.
B) purge themselves of worldly sins.
C) see scenes of Buddha's life.
D) symbolically follow Buddha's path.
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A) providing pensions to musicians and poets.
B) setting up a public forum for poetry readings.
C) establishing a large bureau to collect folk songs.
D) building schools for the teaching of music and poetry.
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A) great love for humankind.
B) insatiable lust for women.
C) duty to serve as a warrior.
D) need to help people discover nirvana.
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A) interpreting the workings of the universe.
B) understanding Chinese mythology.
C) translating Chinese writing.
D) explaining traditional rules of behavior.
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