Which of these best explains why shi huangdi (259 - 210 bce) ordered the burning of all books, except for those on medicine, divination, agriculture, and forestry, and ordered the live burial of more than 400 alchemists?

a) ancestor worship required him to ancestors in the afterlife.
b) he was weeding out scholars and writing that might threaten his power.
c) the public became angry during a time of family and scapegoated scholars.
d) he offered a sacrifice to the gods to seek balance and harmony during instability.

How was the method of making pottery by using coils of clay better than simply shaping the clay by hand? it prevented pottery from cracking when fired. it created a watertight seal. it produced more attractive pottery. the pottery could be cut or stamped with designs.

Henry h. amringe commented in reaction to the 1850 women’s rights convention. women in europe may fill the throne, as reigning monarchs. shall they who are thought worthy of the highest station, in hereditary monarchies, be deemed unworthy of election to office, by the suffrages of a free people? if women, placed in the administration of great and vast national affairs, by the mere accident of birth, have acted wisely, much more might we expect not wisdom only, but integrity in the government of women, selected by free citizens, with a view to mental and moral fitness. short-answer questions where did henry amringe make these comments? what argument does amringe give to support his views?

Describe the first sit-in and its impact on the civil rights movement.