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1. Gandhara, Mathura, Amaravati, Bodha Gaya, Sanchi and Bharhut were known for splendid monuments and art.

2. The Mathura School of Sculpture produced images and life-size statues of the Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jain deities.

1. Kanishka was an ardent Buddhist.

2. His court was adorned with a number of Buddhist saints and scholars, like Asvaghosha, Vasumitra and Nagarjuna.

1. The Gandhara School of Art had developed in the first century A.D along with Mathura School during the reign of Kushana emperor Kanishka.

2. Both Sakas and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara school which is known for the first sculpture representations of the Buddha in human form.

3. The art of the Gandhara school was primarily Mahayana.

4. The Gandhara school of Indian Art is heavily indebted to Greek influence.

5. The Greeks were good cave builders. The Mahayana Buddhist learnt the art of carving out caves from them and became skilled in rock cut architecture.

1. Kadphises I was the first military and political leader of the Kushanas.

2. He overthrew the Indo-Greek and IndoParthian rulers.

3. He established himself as a sovereign ruler of Bactria.

4. He extended his power in Kabul, Gandhara and upto Indus.

1. Kadphises II maintained a friendly relationship with the emperors of China and Rome.

2. He encouraged trade and commerce with foreign countries.

3. His coins contained the inscribed figures of Lord Siva and his imperial titles.

4. The inscriptions in the coins were in the Kharosthi language.

1. Kanishka was an ardent Buddhist.

2. His empire was a Buddhist empire.

3. He adopted Buddhism under the influence of Asvaghosha, a celebrated monk from Pataliputra.

4. He was as equal as the exponent and champion of Mahayanism.

5. He made Buddhism as the state religion. 

6. He built many stupas and monasteries in Mathura, Taxila and many other parts of his kingdom.

7. He sent Buddhist missionaries to Tibet, China and many countries of Central Asia for the propagation of Buddha’s gospel.

8. He organised the fourth Buddhist Council at Kundalavana near Srinagar to sort out the differences between the various schools of Buddhism. It was only in this council that Buddhism was split into Hinayanism and Mahayanism.

South India Satavahanas became independent after Asoka’s death.

(a) Pataliputra