History, 31.01.2020 20:05, michaelgold1

Which of these best explains why shi huangdi (259 - 210 bce) ordered the burning of all books, except for those on medicine, divination, agriculture, and forestry, and ordered the live burial of more than 400 alchemists?

a) ancestor worship required him to ancestors in the afterlife.
b) he was weeding out scholars and writing that might threaten his power.
c) the public became angry during a time of family and scapegoated scholars.
d) he offered a sacrifice to the gods to seek balance and harmony during instability.

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