Most of the currently standing Great Wall of China – which appears in popular photos -- was
A. built by Qin Shi Huangdi.
B. built fifteen hundred years after the Qin, during the Ming dynasty.
C. the solitary South Chinese construction project built to keep out nomadic invaders.
D. thirty thousand kilometers long and ten meters high.
E. built to keep rabbits and wild yaks from destroying crops.
Answer: B
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A) David Walker B) Gabriel C) Nat Turner D) Denmark Vesey
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following best describes the relationship between Buddhism and Shinto in Japan?
A. Buddhism spread among the rural peasantry, while Shinto remained the main belief system of Japan's elite. B. When Buddhist monks arrived in Japan, they attempted to rid the region of all Shinto beliefs and rituals. C. Most Japanese adopted a type of blend between Buddhism and Shinto. D. Most practitioners of Shinto rejected Buddhism as an alien faith.