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RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

What aspect of Megasthenes' description of Indian society is puzzling to modern-day analysts?

a. Buddhists seem to be a small number in Indian society.
b. The largest group in society was the farmer-merchant group.
c. The caste system seemed more open and had more ranks.
d. Farmers were exempt from military service.
e. The king's closest advisors included religious officials.

Question 2

One of the most significant facts scholars know about Mayan script is that

a. it was the first to devise a written alphabet.
b. it was discovered at La Danta Pyramid.
c. its words can be written several ways, including via sounds and pictures.
d. it was very much like writing systems developed in other ancient societies.
e. it surviving glyphs remain largely indecipherable.