Early Japanese people and some modern Japanese as well believed ...

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Question 1

On a practical level, what function did the notion of reincarnation serve?
 
  a. It destroyed the caste system.
  b. It provided hope for the lower class.
  c. It prevented the assimilation of the poor into Indian society.
  d. It weakened the authority of Jainism.
  e. It increased the popularity of Buddhism.

Question 2

Early Japanese people  and some modern Japanese as well  believed the emperor was
 
  a. sent to rule by the god Izanagi.
  b. more human than divine.
  c. charged by the gods with protecting the people from harmful forces.
  d. a direct descendent of the goddess Amaterasu.
  e. the human embodiment of god on earth.

[Meganchabluk]

Answer 1

b

Answer 2

d

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