Why did the populists fear the influence of cities on politics?

"The major influence of the People's Party (the Populists) is that it did a great deal to lead to the rise of the Progressives in the early 1900s. As an often-quoted line goes, populism

shaved its whiskers, washed its shirt, put on a derby, and moved up into the middle class

When it did this, it became Progressivism. The Progressive agenda was really based on the Populists' agenda, only with much less of an emphasis on farmers and rural people.

In the longer term, you could argue that the Populists' ideas have been very enduring. They have (you could argue) led to modern day politicians like Sarah Palin who believe in the idea of "common" or "regular" or "real" Americans fighting a battle against the elites."

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.