8. According to Alexander, what has his troops gained from these conquests?

"All the wealth of Egypt and Cyrene," ... "are now yours, Coele Syria, Palestine and Mesopotamia are your possession, Babylonia and Bactria and Elam belong to you, you own the wealth of Lydia, the treasures of Persia, the riches of India, and the outer ocean."

"You are satraps, you are generals, you are captains. As for me, what do I have left from all these labors? Merely this purple cloak and a diadem."

-Alexander the Great at the Mutiny of Opis

i beleive a. is the only possible answer

the indians crossed artificial boundaries, setting the stage for conflict