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2) c
A star<span> is a fusion reactor. Under enormous pressure, resulting from gravity, light nuclei of gases such as hydrogen merge to form helium, and since this </span>process <span>releases </span>energy<span>, the start begins to radiate the excess </span>energy<span>.</span>
The following are examples of influence from the Mauryan and Gupta Empires:
1- The bureaucratic structure - The Mauryan empire was an empire that had a bureaucratic administration. It unified all of India into a peaceful and stable empire.
2- Buddhism- This was founded by Siddhartha Gautama and King Ashoka religiously followed it. Both the empires believed in Buddhism and Hinduism.