Convert to Christianity/Catholicism. When the Spanish started their conquering of lands, they always had a father on board so they could "save" the natives and convert them into their religion.
Option no. 1 i.e The control of the Asian trade routes meant that culture and ideas could flow freely through the Empire is the right answer.
The geography of the subcontinent made the Guptas to dominate the International silk route, beyond the Himalayas which connected India to South-East Asia and other countries of the world. These trade routes not only promoted trade but also contributed to the movement of the people, ideas and cultures.
Beginning from a mechanistic understanding of human beings and their passions, Hobbes postulates what life would be like without government, a condition which he calls the state of nature. In that state, each person would have a right, or license, to everything in the world.
<span>Wilson's reelection slogan "He kept us out of war".</span>
