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O Popularity of Buddhist magic among the Chinese masses 7. The An Lushan rebelli

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Question

O Popularity of Buddhist magic among the Chinese masses 7. The An Lushan rebellion was caused by: O Excessive taxation on the farmers O Rivalries and jealousy at the imperial court O Soldiers not being paid on time O Invaders from Korea O Religious fanatics 8. Buddhism found many sympathizers in China because it: O Offered immortality to all social classes Echoed their long-held reverence for nature. O Came from a divilization that the Chinese regarded as superior to their own O Was an import from Korea O Demanded the rigorous intellectual effort that the Chinese so admired 9·Along with the burning of the books, the First Emperor: O Encouraged Daoism at the expense of Confucianism O Founded the Han dynasty O Sent representatives west to open trade with the Roman Empire Encouraged his subjects to convert to Buddhism

Explanation / Answer

7. The An Lushan rebellion was caused by

(None of the answers are accurate. The actual reason was the growth in power of General An Lushan.)

The closest answer is Rivarlies and jealousy at the imperial court.

8. Buddhism found many sympathizers in China because it

Offered immortality to all social classes.

9. Along with the burning of books, the first emperor

Persecuted Confucian scholars