12_Themes_1_CH2

Question 1

New modes of disposal of the dead, including the making of elaborate sone structures knows as

Answer 1

Megaliths

Question 2

Who decipher Brahmi and Kharosthi script

Answer 2

James Prinsep

Question 3

Paleography is

Answer 3

the study of ancient writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts.

Question 4

Megasthanese came dutring the region of,
Rajagraha is prakrit name of present day

Answer 4

Chandragupta Murya,
Rajgir in Bihar

Question 5

Which script is used in Afg

Answer 5

Aramaic and Greek

Question 6

5 imp centres of magdha empire

Answer 6

1.Capital:Patliputra
2.Taxila
3.Ujjayini
4.Tosali
5.Suvarnagiri(Golden Mountain)
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Question 7

Dhamman Mahatama are

Answer 7

Special Officers to spread message of dhamma

Question 8

Satavahanas are,
Shakas are

Answer 8

Who ruled over parts of western and central India
a people of Central Asian origin who established kingdoms in north-western parts of subcontinent

Question 9

Silappadikaram is

Answer 9

an epic written in Tamil

Question 10

Kushana Rules adopted title of

Answer 10

DEVAPUTRA( son of god)

Question 11

Harishena is court poet of
Prayaga Prashasti is

Answer 11

Samudragupta,
Known as Allahabad Pillar inscription

Question 13

Hast Charitra is written by______ of ______

Answer 13

1.Banbhatta, Harshvardhan

Question 14

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 _________

Answer 14

Rudradaman

Question 15

In ancient times they are caed as 1.Large landowners
2.ploughmen
3.slaves

Answer 15

1.vellalar
2.uzhavar
3.Adimai

Question 16

Dash was the daughter of one of the most important ruler Chandragupta 2 has control over land which she than granted

Answer 16

Prabhavati Gupta

Question 17

Gramakutumbinas are_________
agrahara are _________

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Patliputra was a village known as
Xuan zang came during which period and in which king

Answer 18

Pataligrama
Harsh vardhan, visit nalanda, wrote Si-yu-ki, or “The Records of the Western World, 7th century (601-700)

Question 19

Periplus(sailing around in greek) of the erythraen(greek name of red sea) sea composed by

Answer 19

Anonymous Greek sailor

Question 20

Successful merchants are called as

Answer 20

Setthis,Sattthavahas in prakrit
Masattuvan in tamil

Question 21

.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

Answer 21

Indo-greeks
Kushanas
Yaudheyas

Question 22

Epigraphists
Other name of Ashoka
Pativedaka are

Answer 22

Specialist in study of inscription or rock
Priyadassi, Devenampriya
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