A small Indus sculpture of a torso exhibits a "relaxed abdomen." Some scholars interpret this to indicate that the Indus people:
A. were severely overweight.
B. feared malnutrition.
C. practiced breathing exercises.
D. were poor sculptors.
E. None of these answers is correct.
C
The concept of breathing exercises suggested a system of physical self-mastery employed to lead to spiritual insights, as observed in yoga practices of later Indian culture.
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symphony or string quartet
a. first b. second c. third d. fourth e. fifth
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A. Persian artistic traditions B. the Ten Commandments Moses received on Mt. Sinai C. Muhammad's destruction of pagan idols in the Kaaba D. Islamic emphasis on the written word