alleryIn pre-colonial Bengal, what did students learn without reading?
ARecite Vedic hymns
BWrite what was dictated
CPaint manuscript borders
DCalculate trade interest
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Write what was dictated
Teachers dictated portions from memory, so students learned to copy them down without reading them.
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