Complete the sentences:
(a) Slaves were used for ————————
(b) Megaliths are found in ————————
(c) Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to ————————
(d) Port-holes were used for ————————
(e) People at Inamgaon ate ————————
(a) Work
(b) south india, north east and Kashmir.
(c) indicate the exact place for burial.
(d) buying the other member of the same family at the same place.
(e) wheat, rice, pulse, barley , seasame , peas etc.
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 were the new administrative arrangements during this period?
What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
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?
Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire.
Make a list of all the objects that archaeologists may find. Which of these could be made of stone?
What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?
Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?
Compare the drainage system in your locality with that of the cities mentioned in the lesson. What similarities and differences do you notice?
In what ways are the books we read today different from the Rigveda?
What were the main teachings of the Mahavira?
Why do you think slaves and servants were ill-treated? Do you think the orders of the emperor would have improved their condition? Give reasons for your answer.
How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation?
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?