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FCisilino -exercise pag 4
by FCisilino - (2012-11-06)
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Exercise pag. 4

1. How did the druids differ from the military class?
The Druids were exemption from military service.
2. How long did they study?
They had to study for twenty years to learn the culture.
3. Why did they write in Greek?
They used Greek in public and private transactions because they neither desire their doctrines to be divulged.
4. What was their belief about souls?
The Druids believed that their souls would pass after death from one body to another
5. What did they teach the young?
Druids taught them about the stars and their motion, about the nature of things and the power of the immortal gods.