After cremating their dead, the yanomamö grind the ashes and later add the ashes to a banana stew to be consumed. most americans might feel that drinking the ashes of the dead to be disgusting. on the other hand, anthropology tells us that we should not judge the customs of others by our own standards. this latter attitude towards other cultures is called:

Cultural relativism

Explanation:

Cultural relativism refers to the idea that values, norms and behaviors differ from culture to culture and from place to place.

From this point of view, a person's ideas, values and behaviors should be understood based on the person's own culture rather than judged under the notions of another culture.

In this example, the Yanomamö grind the ashes and later add the ashes to a banana stew to be consumed. From an American perspective this can seem disgusting.

However, if we take cultural relativism in mind, we should not judge this behavior based in our own American perspective but rather understand it as part of their culture and beliefs.

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.