Describe the political circumstances that led to the spread of Buddhism from India to China

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Essay responses should include these points:
• By the time the Han Dynasty fell, China was in a state of civil and political unrest.
• As Buddhism spread into China, the ideas and underlying tenets of Buddhism contrasted those of Confucianism. The shift went from self-discipline to the Buddhist emphasis on personal responsibility.
• By the seventh century, the region came to blend the ideas of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism into a unified culture.

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Which of the following had the LEAST influence on Giotto?

a. International Style b. Cimabue c. Gothic French sculpture d. art of ancient Rome

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Sumerian art usually __________.

a. fulfilled funerary purposes b. provided decoration c. commemorated everyday people d. served ritualistic needs

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The main representative character in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House who to this day serves as a symbol of the modern woman is

A. Hedda Gabler. B.  Irina Arkadina. C. Varya Trofimov. D. Nora Helmer.

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