The influence of religion and
social structure on early Indian culture cannot be overemphasized. In the times
of the Maurya and Gupta empires, the Indian culture was profoundly influenced
by Hinduism, a religion that reinforced a strict social hierarchy called “caste
system”. This made it virtually impossible for anyone to move outside of his or
her social station. The emperors in fact, used Hinduism as a unifying religion
and focused on Hinduism as a means for personal salvation.
Answer:
C) Rural whites
Explanation:
With the county unit system, rural whites had disproportionately more voting power than urban African Americans or even urban whites, since population had little effect on the voting power of each county.
The first coins were believed to be invented in China.
