You are required to respond to the assignment questions posted above with no less than 200 words. To support your response you are required to provide at least one supporting reference with proper citation. Your response will be reviewed by Unicheck, the plagiarism tool synced to Canvas. Unicheck will submit a similarity report a few minutes after you post your assignment. If the similarity index is above 30%, please redo and resubmit your assignment after you cite the sources properly to avoid plagiarism.  Please review the PowerPoint slides explaining how to avoid plagiarism and post your assignment accordingly. Even a single plagiarized statement will not be tolerated.  APA writing format is recommended.
1)   What were the social, cultural, religious, and economic characteristics of the Maurya Empire in India?  What was the impact of the Emperor Asoka on Mauryan culture and society?
2)  What are the core beliefs of Hinduism?  What are the origins of Hinduism? Why do you think such a very ancient religion has survived to the present day?
3) What are the core beliefs of Buddhism? What distinguishes the different varieties of Buddhism