Buddhism

Question 1 • 2026_SUMMER 305_CR_2109010-M/J World History A

Why was Siddhartha Gautama’s life in the palace so different from the lives of people in the nearby city and surrounding areas?

Answer

Gautama’s father did not believe in involving the family in worldly affairs.

Gautama’s family was Buddhist, while people in the surrounding areas were Hindu.

Gautama’s mother feared that he would contract a deadly disease if he left the palace.

Gautama was born into the highest caste and had little contact with people in the lowest castes.

Explanation

Siddhartha Gautama was born into a wealthy ruling family and was sheltered from the hardships experienced by ordinary people. This made his life in the palace very different from life in the nearby city and surrounding areas. Choice D best explains this separation: he had little contact with people in the lowest castes.

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