Mention three authors who wrote about Harshavardhana.

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?

Describe at least two ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.

What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?

How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation?

Write whether true or false:
(a) The Buddha encouraged animal sacrifices.
(b) Sarnath is important because it was the place where the Buddha taught for the first time.
(c) The Buddha taught that karma has no effect on our lives.
(d) The Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.

(e) Upanishadic thinkers believed that the atman and brahman were ultimately one.

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?

Make a list of what the Harappans ate, and put a tick mark against the things you eat today.

What kinds of evidence do historians use to find out about trade and trade routes?

In what ways do you think that the life of a raja was different from that of a dasa or dasi?

Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?

Do you think it would have been easy for slaves to join the sangha? Give reasons for your answer.