Why did the ming dynasty need to rebuild the great wall of china, rather than continue to use the wall built by the qin dynasty and its early successors?
a. the old wall had fallen into disrepair.
b. the old wall had been demolished during the yuan dynasty.
c. the old wall had sunk below rising sea levels.
d. the old wall protected only the southern border.

Which of these choices is part of jesus's teachings? a).all are equal before god. b).people should know their place in society. c).only the upper classes can hope to be saved. d).if someone hits you, you have the right to hit them back.

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865

Indian scholars invented all of the following that we use today except .