Give reasons for the following statements :
1) Alexander had to turn back.
2) The iron pillar at Mehrauli is an excellent specimen of metallurgical skill.
3) The spread of Buddhism became easier in China.
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Answer:
1) During the Indian invasion, Alexander's army had to suffer severe hardships. The army was also away from home for a very long time so the soldiers were eager to go back. Therefore, they rebelled, against Alexander and he was forced to go back to Greece.
2) It has not rusted even in the course of the last fifteen hundred years. It is an excellent specimen of the metallurgical skill of the ancient Indian people. ... It is on this basis that the iron pillar is assumed to be of the period of Chandragupta II.
3)In the first century CE, the Ming emperor of China invited the Buddhist bhikkhus Dharmarakshaka and Kashyapmatanga to China. The Bhikkhus translated many Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese language. This made the spread of Buddhism in China easier.