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.
<span>#1. Blockading the Southern ports, to starve the South of war supplies from abroad.
#2. Liberating the Mississippi, to divide the Confederacy into two, isolating all armies to the West of the river.
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They were required to wear Chinese clothing. Qianlong. The government operated huge
textile factories, but some private firms were even larger. Hangzhou had a
textile firm that gave work to four thousand weavers, twenty thousand spinners,
and ten thousand dyers and finishers. The porcelain kilns at Jingdezhen
employed the division of labor on a large scale and were able to supply
porcelain to much of the world. The growth of the economy benefited the Qing
state, and the treasury became so full that the Qianlong emperor was able to
cancel taxes on several occasions. When he abdicated in 1796, his treasury had
400 million silver dollars in it.