12_Themes_1_CH2 Flashcards
New modes of disposal of the dead, including the making of elaborate sone structures knows as
Megaliths
Who decipher Brahmi and Kharosthi script
James Prinsep
Paleography is
the study of ancient writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts.
Megasthanese came dutring the region of,
Rajagraha is prakrit name of present day
Chandragupta Murya,
Rajgir in Bihar
Which script is used in Afg
Aramaic and Greek
5 imp centres of magdha empire
1.Capital:Patliputra
2.Taxila
3.Ujjayini
4.Tosali
5.Suvarnagiri(Golden Mountain)
PUTTS
Dhamman Mahatama are
Special Officers to spread message of dhamma
Satavahanas are,
Shakas are
Who ruled over parts of western and central India
a people of Central Asian origin who established kingdoms in north-western parts of subcontinent
Silappadikaram is
an epic written in Tamil
Kushana Rules adopted title of
DEVAPUTRA( son of god)
Harishena is court poet of
Prayaga Prashasti is
Samudragupta,
Known as Allahabad Pillar inscription
Hast Charitra is written by______ of ______
1.Banbhatta, Harshvardhan
The Sudarshan Lake was an artificial reservoir we know it about from a rock inscription in Sanskrit composed to record the achievement of the Shaka ruler _________
Rudradaman
In ancient times they are caed as 1.Large landowners
2.ploughmen
3.slaves
1.vellalar
2.uzhavar
3.Adimai
Dash was the daughter of one of the most important ruler Chandragupta 2 has control over land which she than granted
Prabhavati Gupta
Gramakutumbinas are_________
agrahara are _________
Householders/peasents living in village
Lan granted to brahmins, who was usually excempted from land revenue and has right to collect these dude from local people
Patliputra was a village known as
Xuan zang came during which period and in which king
Pataligrama
Harsh vardhan, visit nalanda, wrote Si-yu-ki, or “The Records of the Western World, 7th century (601-700)
Periplus(sailing around in greek) of the erythraen(greek name of red sea) sea composed by
Anonymous Greek sailor
Successful merchants are called as
Setthis,Sattthavahas in prakrit
Masattuvan in tamil
.The first coins to beer the names and images of rulers were issued by the
2. Gold coins were first issued by
3 ______ of punjab and haryana also issued coins
Indo-greeks
Kushanas
Yaudheyas
Epigraphists
Other name of Ashoka
Pativedaka are
Specialist in study of inscription or rock
Priyadassi, Devenampriya
Reporter
