A figure appointed to stop one of these events was tested by marrying two princesses at once. A figure who assisted in stopping one of these events (10[1])was conceived when his mother stepped in a sky god’s toeprint. A ruler who stopped one of these events passed his house without going inside it three times in thirteen years. (10[1])One of these events was caused by a human-headed serpent smashing a pillar. (10[1])Emperor Yáo appointed Gǔn (“gwun”) to stop one of these (10[1])events, which he tried to do using the magically-expanding xírǎng (“shee-rong”). The minister Hòu Jì helped the founder (10[1])of the Xià Dynasty stop one of these events by using an axe (10[1])to dig canals (10[1])and dredging (10[1])riverbeds. (10[1])For 10 points, Yǔ the Great stopped what kind of natural disaster by creating an irrigation system to divert water? ■END■