HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Constructing roads and rest houses
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Inventing the first telephone
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Morse code
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New smoke signal technique
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Detailed explanation-1: -Trade and commerce During Ashoka’s reign, government oversaw the building of major roadways, and the Mauryan international network of trade expanded. India’s exports to places like Bactria and Persia included silk, textiles, and spices.
Detailed explanation-2: -The empire that Ashoka ruled was founded by his grandfather, Chandragupta Maurya, more than 2300 years ago.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a Buddhist emperor, Ashoka believed that Buddhism is beneficial for all human beings, as well as animals and plants, so he built a number of stupas. He also well spread Buddhism to neighboring kingdoms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ashoka also built safe roads, planted trees on both sides of the roads, built rest houses for travelers, dug wells and established hospitals and schools. He encouraged and controlled foreign trade and boosted agriculture. He improved irrigation and drainage systems. Ashoka made great reforms that helped farmers a lot.