Question

how did the function of the japanese bamboo flute, the shakuhachi, change over the last millennium?
it was first played in the japanese court, but today it is mainly played by street musicians.
it was first played as a form of buddhist musical expression, but it later was played to accompany kabuki theater.
it was first played in ritual contexts and was believed to have supernatural powers, but it was later played mainly by traveling musical entertainers.
it was first played in the japanese court, but it later became a form of japanese buddhist musical expression.
question 2
1 pts
how were steel drums invented in trinidad?
they were forged from scrap metal when people there first achieved the technology for metallurgy thousands of years ago.
they were manufactured in factories in the late - twentieth century.
they were made to reproduce large orchestral instruments.
they were made by adapting the metal from oil drums that were no longer in use.

Explanation:

For the first question about the Japanese bamboo flute (shakuhachi), historically it was first played in ritual contexts and was believed to have supernatural powers, and later was played mainly by traveling musical entertainers. For the second question, the description about tires being made by adapting the round - tree stumps that were no longer in use is a valid account of early tire - like inventions.

Answer:

For Question 1: It was first played in ritual contexts and was believed to have supernatural powers, but it was later played mainly by traveling musical entertainers.
For Question 2: They were made by adapting the round tree stumps that were no longer in use.