How did Siddharta Gautama initially respond to poverty, misery, and illness? A. appreciation of his luxuries B. starvation and poverty C. Meditation D. Teaching

C

Explanation:

He began by meditating on the futility of life and the bonds created by desire for household life. Afterwards, he became a layman to discover the end to suffering. So the answer is C, meditation. Hope this helped ^^

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.