Read this excerpt from a book of rules for monks. idleness is the enemy of the soul. and therefore, at fixed times, the brothers ought to be occupied in manual labour; and again, at fixed times, in sacred reading. on the basis of this excerpt, what is of central importance for a monk? -being busy in one way or another -knowing when to work and when to rest -studying hard at all times -working together as brothers

Answer is A.

The monks have to follow the advices contained in the rules established in their order. In this rule, the part that mentions idleness as being an enemy of the soul, continues with guidelines of what to do in order to avoid this situation: manual labour and sacred reading, and both are to be done at fixed time. This procedure will help a monk to be busy in one way or another.

the correct answer is the first option!

A) being busy in one way or another.

every of the four river valley civilizations, religion played an enormous role in shaping and cultivating each civilization. this essay will briefly discuss how religion formed the river valley people’s government and view on geography. religion dictated how the peoples of the river valley civilizations managed government and geography.

            religious leaders played prominent roles in every river valley civilizations form of government. from ancient egypt and mesopotamia to china’s historic empire and the indus river valley, all the river valley civilizations had significant religious figures. in ancient egypt, the pharaoh was revered as a god and therefore was given his right as supreme governing authority in the eyes of the people. the elusive emperors of china gained there governing rights by a mandate of heaven creating long lines of dynasties until the common people of china felt the dynasty had lost the favor of the gods. chinese emperors were not only governing leaders but also the spiritual leaders of ancient china. mesopotamian and indus river valley priests were referred as has head officials who had vast amounts of authority in these two civilizations primitive forms of democracy. religion shaped the structure and social caste of the four river valley civilizations.

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