Which statement best describes the influence of Brahmanism on the early development of Hinduism? Hinduism combined the practices of Brahmanism and Aryanism. Hinduism kept many of the core beliefs of Brahmanism but rejected the practices. Hinduism’s core beliefs and practices come from the beliefs and practices of Brahmanism. Hinduism rejected nearly all of the beliefs of Brahmanism but incorporated the beliefs of Aryanism.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey. 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny, am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, a. odysseus is fearful of the cyclops. b. is prideful and overly confident. c. has been weakened by the cyclops. d. has regrets about staying on the island.