Question

after the buddha’s death, members of monastic communities had some success spreading buddhism in south asia. but buddhism spread farther and faster after an emperor named ashoka (uh-shoh-kuh) became a buddhist. place the following events from ashoka’s life in order.
earlier
according to tradition, after ashoka witnessed the suffering and destruction of war, he regretted his decision to fight. he then converted to buddhism.
as emperor, ashoka led his army into battle to expand his empire. hundreds of thousands of people may have died as a result of the war.
ashoka became the leader of the mauryan (mou-ree-uhn) empire, which controlled most of south asia.
instead of trying to take control of new lands by force, ashoka started to focus on spreading buddhism to new places.

Explanation:

The events follow the logical sequence of Ashoka's rise to power, his military expansion, his conversion to Buddhism, and his subsequent shift to spreading the religion. First, he became emperor of the Mauryan Empire. Then, he led military campaigns to expand it. The suffering from war led to his conversion to Buddhism. Finally, he abandoned military conquest to focus on spreading Buddhism.

Answer:

1. Ashoka became the leader of the Mauryan (MOU-ree-uhn) Empire, which controlled most of South Asia.
2. As emperor, Ashoka led his army into battle to expand his empire. Hundreds of thousands of people may have died as a result of the war.
3. According to tradition, after Ashoka witnessed the suffering and destruction of war, he regretted his decision to fight. He then converted to Buddhism.
4. Instead of trying to take control of new lands by force, Ashoka started to focus on spreading Buddhism to new places.