6 English -- Humility

a)Describe the claim of the Chinese nationalists about the human history.

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Chinese nationalists claim that history really began with the Yellow Emperor and the Xia and Shang dynasties and that whatever Westerners, Muslims or Indians achieved is but a pale copy of original Chinese breakthroughs.

b)What do pious Muslims believe about the human history?

Pious Muslims believe that all the history prior to the Prophet Muhammad is largely irrelevant, and they consider all history after the revelation of the Quran to revolve around the Muslim ummah.

c)What did the Aztecs firmly believe about the universe?

The Aztecs firmly believed that without the sacrifices they performed each year, the sun wouldn't rise and the entire universe would disintegrate.

d)What, according to the essay, are the universal human abilities?

According to the essay, morality,art,sprituality, and creativity are universal human abilities.

e)How are the basic yoga postures derived from the shape of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet?

All the basic postures of Yoga are derived from the shape of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.The Trikonasana posture imitates the shape of the Hebrew letter 'aleph' ,Tuladandasana imitates the letter 'daled',etc.

a)How do Hindu nationalists refute the Chinese claim that human history really began with the Yellow Emperor and the Xia and Shang dynasties?Who do you agree with, and why?