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HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

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Which two of the following sentences include central ideas of the article?The po and the hun, when they returned to haunt the living, were generally known as guei.The Chinese believed that breathe, or qi, was the vital energy on which life depended.The ancient Chinese developes many practices and traditions to protect themselves from ghosts.Many shops close during the festival so that the ghosts will not be disturbed by living shoppers.
A
1 and 2
B
1 and 3
C
2 and 3
D
3 and 4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two “souls” is a common folk belief, and reinforced by yin-yang theory. These paired souls can be called hun and po, hunpo and shen, or linghun and shen. Believe each person has three distinct souls while living. These souls separate at the death of the adult to whom they belong.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interesting Facts about Daily Life in Ancient China Young girls had their feet painfully bound to prevent their feet from growing because small feet were considered attractive. This often caused their feet to become deformed and made it difficult to walk.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hungry ghost is a concept in Buddhism, and Chinese traditional religion, representing beings who are driven by intense emotional needs in an animalistic way. The terms èguǐ literally “hungry ghost", are the Chinese translation of the term preta in Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Diyu (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: dìyù; lit. ‘earth prison’) is the realm of the dead or “hell” in Chinese mythology.

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