Select all that apply.
syncopation
-is characteristic of classical ragtime music
-is the technique of placing the accent on a normally weak beat
-is characteristic of the impressionist movement
-is characterized by a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea

the influence of daoism, buddhism, and legalism on chinese culture. unlike confucianism, daoism looked to nature rather than human beings as the source of morality. according to laozi, human society has to conform to the dao (the way), or the essential unifying element of all that is. some interpret dao as nature.

the effect of the ming leaders banning ships with more than two masts was that there was no further construction of ships masts, because there was a surplus. ming emperors disallowed foreign exploration