The rulers of the empire in southern india spoke tamil. indian cultural ideas practices spread from the empire mainly through first gap: a. chola b. mughal c. maurya d. gupta second gap: a. through trade networks b. through the translation of sanskrit text c. through the construction of hindu temples d. through the expansion of the empire to southwest asia

The correct answer for the first gap is "A) Chola".

The Chola empire was one of the longest dynasties in world history, lasting more than 1500 years (from 300 BCE to 1279 CE). Its official languages were Tamil and Sanskrit.

The correct answer for the second gap is "A) Through trade networks".

With the conquest of Kadaram and Srivijaya, the Cholas established important commercial routes with the Chines Empire. This enabled them to influence local cultures along the way. This is why there are examples of Hindu cultural influence throughout all Southeast Asia.

well the fact it is basically a peninsula allowed trade to come from many places, thus allowing cultural diffusion to take place. india has seasonal monsoons that merchants travel back and forth from india using the monsoons wind patterns

the two things that develop a strong social foundation are: a. separation of church and states e. education received attention separation of church and states separate the illogical  argument that came from religious beliefs to a fact based belief. while education will make us remember the past to avoid the repeat of our mistakes.