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HistoryClass 6All

What were the resources collected as tribute from south India and the north-west by the emperor?

According to the Arthashastra, the emperor collected blankets from the north-west and gold and precious stones fro south India as tribute.

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Who paid taxes to the emperor?

Ans. The emperor appointed officials to collect taxes from framers, herders, crafts persons and traders, who lived in villages and towns in the area.

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Which area was under the direct control of the emperor?

Ans. The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor.

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How empires are different from kingdoms?

Ans .Emperors need more resources than kings because empires are larger than kingdoms, and needed to be protected by big armies.

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Which city of the Mauryan empire was the gate way to the northwest?

Ans. Ujjain was the gateway to the northwest.

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Name some of important cities of the Mauryan empire?

Ans. There were several cities in the empire such as the capital city Pataliputra, Taxila, and Ujjain.

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What was the capital of the Mauryan empire?

Ans. Pataliputra was the Capital of the Mauryan Empire.

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Who were three important rulers of the Mauryan dynasty?

Ans. Chandragupta, his son Bindusara, and Bindusara’s son, Ashoka were three important rulers.

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What is dynasty?

Ans. When members of the same family become rulers one after another the family is often called a dynasty.

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What is the name of book in which ideas of Kautilya were written down?

Ans. His ideas were written down in a book called the Arthashastra.

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Who was the wise man who supported Chandragupta Maurya?

Ans. Chanakya supported Chandragupta Maurya. His other names are Kautilya and Vishnugupta.

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Who found the Mauryan empire and when?

Ans .Chandragupta Maurya, the grandfather of Ashoka found the Mauryan empire more than 2300 years ago.

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Read the following passage and Answer the questions given below: Here is how the poet describes Kannagi’s grief: “O witness of my grief, you cannot console me. Is it right that your body, fairer than pure gold, lies unwashed here in the dust? Is it just that in the red glow of the twilight, your handsome chest, framed with a flower wreath, lies thrown down on the bare earth, while I remain alone, helpless and abandoned to despair? Is there no god? Is there no god in this country? Can there be a god in a land where the sword of the king is used for the murder of innocent strangers? Is there no god, no god?”1. This passage is extracted from which epic? 2. This epic was written in which language? 3. Who composed this epic? 4. Why was Kannagi full of grief?

Answer: This passage is extracted from the famous epic This epic was written in Tamil. This epic was composed by a poet Ilango. Kannagi was full of grief because the king sentenced her husband to death.

HistoryClass 6All

Who was Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni?

Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni was the most important ruler of the Satavahanas. An inscription composed by his mother, Gautami Balashri, gives a lot of information regarding him. Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni and other Satavahana rulers were known as lords of the Dakshinapatha was the route leading to the south, which was also used as a name for the entire southern region. In order to control the coasts, he sent his army to the eastern, western and southern coasts.

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Who were the Kushanas?

Answer: They were the rulers who ruled over central Asia and north-west India around 2000 years ago. Peshawar and Mathura were their two major centres of power. Taxila was also a part of their kingdom. Kushanas were the best-known rulers who controlled the Silk Route. During their rule, a branch of the Silk Route extended from Central Asia down to the seaports at the mouth of the river Indus, from where silk was shipped westwards to the Roman Empire. They also issued gold coins, which were used by traders along the Silk Route

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Why were metals writing the wheel and the plough important for the Harrappans?

The metals, writing the wheel and the plough is important for Harrappan because metals used to make tools, writing help to know scriptures, wheel help to move from one place to another place and plough important to plough land and grew crops for their foods.

HistoryClass 6All

When was cotton cultivate at Mehrgarh?

About 7000 years ago.

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How do archaelogists know that cloth was used in the Harrappan civilization?

In the Harrappan civilization the cotton produced by farmers i.e. a raw material that may be processed to make cloth by this archaelogists know that cloth was used in the Harrappan civilization.

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Describe the life of the people in cities?

In the Harappan cities there was lots of busy places. The people planned to make new buildings into cities. They may have kept the most valuable objects, such as ornaments of gold and silver, or beautiful beads, for themselves. And there were scribes, people who knew how to write, who helped prepare the seals, and perhaps wrote on other materials that have not survived. Men and women, crafts persons, making all kinds of things – either in their own homes, or in special works hops. People were traveling to distant lands at that time.

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What is the meaning of seal and sealing?

Seals may have been used to stamp bags or packets containing goods that were sent from one place to another. After a bag was closed or tied, a layer of wet clay was applied on the knot, and the seal was pressed on it. The impression of the seal is known as sealing.

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