What do you think Arvind would have to do if he was acting as Samudragupta?
If Arvind would have to do acting like samundra gupta did, he needs to be brave and should have start taking interest in music and painting.
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?
In what ways are the books we read today different from the Rigveda?
What were the main features of Bhakti?
What kinds of evidence do historians use to find out about trade and trade routes?
Discuss the reasons why the Chinese pilgrims came to India.
Compare the drainage system in your locality with that of the cities mentioned in the lesson. What similarities and differences do you notice?
Fill in the chart given below with the terms: hunter- gatherers, farmers, traders, crafts persons, herders.
Why do you think ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti?
How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation?
Match the following:
Muvendar Mahayana Buddhism
Lords of the dakshinapatha Buddhacharita
Ashvaghosha Satavahana rulers
Bodhisattvas Chinese pilgrim
Xuan Zang Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas
Make a list of what the Harappans ate, and put a tick mark against the things you eat today.