The correct answer is A.
<u>In the Mayan culture, jade meant life, fertility, and power, for this reason, it was used by the queens</u>. They used it for different social functions: at funerals, like jewelry, in socio-religious rituals, and in the elaboration of tools for daily life. For the Mayans, jade was the material of greater hardness, strength, and durability that they found and was more valuable than gold.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. A disadvantage of machine politics would be that citizens <span>who voiced complaints were at risk for their safety. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.</span>
"1" Taoist physical practices like breathing exercises, massage, martial arts, yoga, and meditation. These are meant to change a person both physically and mentally and bring them closer to harmony with the Tao.
"2" These are objects that are thought to bring good luck. They also keep the evil spirits away In Taoism talismans are strips of paper which written on them are words of power and religious symbols that focus on benevolent spiritual energies to purify, heal the sick, and drive away demons.
"3" To bring order and harmony to many layers of the cosmos.
"4" Southern Taoism is more of an offshoot of Cheng-I Taoism, the only liturgical tradition that’s surviving today. The priests still perform liturgies just like the chiao, believed to harmonize their local community with the cosmos. But the north doesn’t approve of these rituals. Northern Taoism has grown from the Ch’uan-chen tradition.
