How are religion and culture connected in ancient india and china? consider the rise and fall of great civilizations in south and east asia like the indus river valley civilization, the deccan and tamil kingdoms, the maurya and gupta empires, and the shang, zhou, qin, and han dynasties of ancient china. you will consider these questions: what do all of these civilizations have in common? how did geographic factors shape each civilization, and each developed distinct elements of culture, including religious and philosophical belief systems?

Read the excerpt from the monsters are due on maple street.as they suddenly start toward the house. in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob. they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end. steve stands in front of them. for a moment their fear almost turns their walk into a wild stampede but steve's voice, loud, incisive and commanding, makes them stop.stevewait a minute . . wait a minute! let's not be a mob! the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.which sentence from the excerpt is an example of foreshadowing? a) as they suddenly start toward the house.b) in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob.c) they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end.d) the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.