The Qin dynasty
A)permitted all philosophies to compete freely for public acceptance.
B)had a shy, highly religious Buddhist as its first ruler.
C)lasted exactly four hundred years.
D)carried out public book burnings.
E)developed the first direct democracy in human history.

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The Qin dynasty carried out public book burnings as a means of centralizing power and control over knowledge. This was done to suppress any philosophy or ideology that went against the beliefs and values of the ruling class.

The Qin Dynasty