Which option best explains the origins of the Mauryan Empire in India?(1 point)

Responses

The Mauryan Empire peacefully unified the tribes and kingdoms of the Indian subcontinent through diplomacy.
The Mauryan Empire peacefully unified the tribes and kingdoms of the Indian subcontinent through diplomacy.

The Mauryan Empire first expanded through conquest after the retreat of Alexander the Great from the Indus region.
The Mauryan Empire first expanded through conquest after the retreat of Alexander the Great from the Indus region.

The Mauryan Empire brought most of the Indian subcontinent under its control, except for regions under Hellenistic control to the northwest.
The Mauryan Empire brought most of the Indian subcontinent under its control, except for regions under Hellenistic control to the northwest.

The Mauryan Empire used military force to turn the Indian subcontinent into a decentralized region.

The Mauryan Empire first expanded through conquest after the retreat of Alexander the Great from the Indus region.