State whether true or false:
(a) Ujjain was the gateway to the north-west.
(c) Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra.
(d) Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.
(e) Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script.
(a) false
(b) false
(c) true
(d) true
Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?
Read the story on page 122. In what ways is the monkey king similar to or different from the kings you read about in Chapters 5 and 10?
What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
What were the new administrative arrangements during this period?
Match the following:
Narmada Valley The first big kingdom
Magadha Hunting and gathering
Garo hills Cities about 2500 years ago
Indus and its tributaries Early agriculture
Ganga Valley The first cities
What changes do you find in the army at this time?
What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?
What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?
Describe the functions of the gramabhojaka. Why do you think he was powerful?
Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?
Return to Rasheeda’s question. Can you think of some answers to it?
Mention three authors who wrote about Harshavardhana.
Why were metals, writing, the wheel, and the plough important for the Harappans?
How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation?
What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
Make a list of all the objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?
Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire.
Who were the groups who could not participate in the assemblies of the ganas?
Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?
In what ways do you think that the life of a raja was different from that of a dasa or dasi?