Despite the lessons learned from the salem witch trials, we have seen the damage of mass hysteria repeated. why do societies throughout history continue to react irrationally in times if fear or panic

Our irrational fear or panic is what causes these mass hysteria episodes to repeat, since we cannot understand some things. Once we understand what everything is about, our fear dissapears, but, of course, until that happens, we will either react by panicking or running away in fear. For example, no one is scared of a common disease, since we know everything about it; but many would be scared if they heard an unidentified noise at 3AM.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."