What specific time period?
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Buddhism played a dominant role in Tang dynasty China, its influence evident in poetry and art of the period.
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Answer to #3
Many ideals of freedoms such as the right to bear arms and freedom of religion and speech. Debate on whether or not America is/was a Christian nation separates political ideas of the past and the present. The Republican Party currently reflects a more conservative view while the Democratic Party currently reflects a more liberal view.