Page 1 : ——, , Exercises, , _ True or false?, , Fill in the blanks., 1. Alexander was a king from, 2. The last Nanda king fro, , Macedonia., , m Magadha wae, , Dhanananda. ae, 3. TheGreek general defeated by ChandraguP, kos Nikator., Seleukos NIKAtS”, earn tten by Chanakya., , 4. The Arthashastra was wri ar, 5. The Kalinga War became 4 turning P, , Ashoka’s life., , 1. After the Kalinga war, Ashoka adopted the, , policy of ahimsa. (T), 2. Ashoka forced his peopl, (F) |, 3. The Mauryan king was assisted by a council, called the mantriparishad. (T), 4. In the Mauryan Empire, the village was, administered by officials called sthanikas. (F), 5. Inthe Mauryan Empire, the village enjoyed a, certain level of independence. (T), , e to follow Buddhism., , il. Answer in brief., , 1. Why could Alexander not continue his, campaign to conquer India?, * His battle weary soldiers refused to cross, the river Beas., , 2. What regions were taken over by, Chandragupta after the defeat of Seleukos?, * Kabul, , * Herat, * Kandahar, * Baluchistan, 3. What were shrenis?, Shrenis or trade guilds, , * emerged dur, , n 7, Mauryas, & the Period of the, , lation, * so ;, me even acted as bankers, , * memb, ers had to abide by the ry, es of, , * had rules ang regu, , their Build,, , IV. Answer in detail. |, 1. Describe how Chandragupta turned a m, , 2. Describe the impact of the Kalinga, , Name the vVidert rss “eS, , Mauryan Army., The army had six branches, e the cavalry, , e infantry, , e chariots, , e elephants, , e transport, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , e navy, What are the possible reasons, decline of the Mauryan Empire? |, Many reasons are given for the de in, the empire 3, e The administration might have bed, less efficient. 4, * It might also have become fina ‘, difficult to manage such a vast empire,, e The army could have become weak due, the pacifist policy followed by Ashok 2., e The final blow to the kingdom came wi, the attack of the Sungas. 4, , kingdom into a mighty empire. ’, e Chandragupta, with the help of Chanak, first attacked and conquered the oul, parts of the Nanda kingdom conquetif, Punjab, Malwa and Saurashtra. j, * Then he captured Pataliputra, the capit, of Magadha. 4, e Later he extended his empire up |, the river Indus, taking back parts”, Alexander’s empire. :, , Ashoka. Discuss Ashoka’s dhamma. ., * Ashoka was horrified at the bloodshed, the battlefield of Kalinga., * Thousands of soldiers and comm:, people were killed and this ho™, tragedy shocked him. q, * He vowed never to wage war agai: 4, , * Soon after this, Ashoka became, Buddhist. 1