I do not know any of the answers since I did not read the passage, the next time you could put a link to the passage so it's better to comprehend. That's my best suggestion.
I suggest: Put some context and background knowledge <em>before</em> putting the questions themselves for people to answer. If you don't do that, then people would be coming into this blindly.
C: Similar events and trends often take place in different places during the same periods
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Hopefully this help:)
I think a dictator has absolute authority
Answer:
1) They valued it highly as of how beautiful it was, so they wore it mostly as jewelry.
2) To them, the stone had religious significance and reflected the high status of their rulers.
Hope this helps!!!! :3