It enabled Europeans to buy Chinese tea, silk, and porcelain
The correct answer is B) they expanded the empire’s borders.
The tactic that both Chandragupta Maurya and Aśoka used to gain power was that they expanded the empire’s borders.
These feared emperors decided to expand their territories through conquering in order to gain more power, control, and influence in the region.
However, in the case of emperor Asoka, he inherited the ruling of the Mauryan Empire in 273 BC and followed his grandfather's steps. He conquered, fought many battles, and imposed his will in his new territories. But he got tired when he realized all the pain and suffering caused by the war. He converted to Buddhism and started to appreciate values such as tolerance, justice, and respect.
The conjugation of the verb "design" to "designed", without any auxiliary verb such as "have" or "do", shows the use of the 'simple past" tense (also known as preterite), whose principal function is to place a completed action or situation in a moment before "now".
What tense is the underlined verb in the sentence? The architect designed a daring structure.
D. Past
it would be A i hope this helps chu