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“Buddhism, introduced in Japan as part of Chinese culture, was actively supported by the rulers. This political support furthered the mixing of religious beliefs in Japan, since the emperors were also the highest functionaries in the national religion, Shinto.* Soon it became common to read the Buddhist sutras before shrines of the Shinto kami spirits.
It became a common practice to count the kami among those beings who—like humans—could find salvation through Buddhist prayer and ritual. The next stage was to give the title of bodhisattva to these Shinto kami, who were thought to have arrived at an enlightened state through the practice of Buddhism.”
*The traditional religion of Japan, combining elements of animism and ancestor worship
Hartmut Rotermund, European historian of Japan, article in an encyclopedia of world religions and mythologies, 1991
a) Explain how the interactions describe in the article illustrate the process of religious syncretism.
b) Explain ONE similar example of religious syncretism in a region other than Japan.
c) Explain ONE global process after 1980 that contributed to historians' increased interest in studying the type of cross-cultural interactions described in the passage
The election of 1860 was one of the most pivotal presidential elections in American history. It pitted Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln against Democratic Party nominee Senator Stephen Douglas, Southern Democratic Party nominee John Breckinridge and Constitutional Union Party nominee John Bell. The main issue of the election was slavery and states’ rights. Lincoln emerged victorious and became the 16th President of the United States during a national crisis that would tear states and families apart and test Lincoln’s leadership and resolve The Civil War
The Great Rift Valley<span> is part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through </span>Kenya<span> from north to south. It is part of the </span>Gregory Rift<span>, the eastern branch of the </span>East African Rift<span>, which starts in </span>Tanzania<span> to the south and continues northward into </span>Ethiopia. <span>It was formed on the "Kenyan Dome" a geographical upwelling created by the interactions of three major tectonics: the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates. </span><span>In the past, it was seen as part of a "</span>Great Rift Valley<span>" that ran from </span>Madagascar<span> to </span>Syria<span>. Most of the valley falls within the former </span>Rift Valley Province<span>.</span>
Answer:
A. His plan of Chicago offered a blueprint for the orderly growth of the city.
Explanation:
Daniel Burnham was american Urban designer and architect. He was the director of works for the Worlds Colombian Exposition in Chicago. The World Columbian Exposition was a fair that was organised in Chicago in 1893. It commemorated Columbus's arrival in the new world. the large water pool that was created in the fair represented his long voyage to the New world. He authored the 1909 Plan of Chicago and proposed an integrated series of projects including new railroad, parks, streets, civic buildings and harbour facilities.
