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Class 6th SOCIAL SCIENCE, ( History ), Chapter 7, Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War, KEYWORDS:, Empire-An Empire is larger than Kingdom and encompasses larger geographic and social, diversity., Capital- The main centre of power administrative centre., Province- An administrative division of a Kingdom., Dhamma-a policy for peace and harmony propagated by Ashoka . It is the prakrit for the, Sanskrit word Dharma., Messenger -The carriers of messages from a place to another., Official-People holding administrative power appointed to carry out operation under the, emperor., 1. Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire., Ans.A list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire:, Trade or Commerce, Jobs with emperor, Crafts, Agriculture, Animal rearing, Forest produce-gathering, Hunting animals for food, Fishing., 2. Complete the following sentences:, (a) Officials collected…….. from the area under the direct control of the ruler., (b) Royal princes often went to the provinces as…………., (c) The Mauryan rulers tried to control…….. and……….. which were important for transport., (d) People in forested regions provided the Mauryan officials with………, Answers:, a)taxes, b)governors, c)roads, rivers, d)elephants, timber, honey, and wax, 3. State whether true or false:, a)Ujjain was the gateway to the north-west., b)Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra., c)Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.
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d,)Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script., Answers:, a)False, bTrue, c)False, d)True., Let's discuss, 4.What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?, Ans. There were a number of problems that troubled him, *People in the Empire followed different religions, *Animal were sacrificed, *Slaves and servants were ill treated, *There were quarrels in families and amongst neighbours., 5. What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?, Ans. The means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma were:, *Official called dhamma Mahamatta were appointed to travel from place to place teaching, people about dhamma., *Inscriptions of Ashoka's message and edicts on rocks and pillars were done extensively., *Messenger were sent to far away land like Sri Lanka ,Egypt ,Syria etc.for spreading the, message., *Ashoka's children Sanghamitra and Mahendra carried his message to other places., 6.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., Ans. Slave and servant were prisoners that is why they ill-treated., Yes, the orders of the emperor would have improved their conditions as he was the head of, the state he could issue law of punishment regarding this., Let's do, 7.Write a short paragraph explaining to Roshan why the lions are shown on our currency, notes. list at least one other object on which you see them., Ans. The lions are part of the Lion Capital in Samath. These lions are shown on our currency, notes in honour of one of the greatest kings of India, Ashoka, who built the Capital., Moreover, on independence, the lion was recognized as the national animal, so the notes, also showed the Lion Capital., Another object which has the lions are shown are the coins of our currency., 8.Suppose you had the power to inscribe your orders. what four commands would you like to, issue?, Ans. If I had the power to increase my order I would like to issue the following orders:, -respect your parents and elders, -all religious are equal and praiseworthy
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-respect the laws of the country and the rules, -everyone has right to education all children whether boy or girl should be sent to school., , INTERNAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, Q1. Who was Chanakya?, Ans: Chanakya (or Kautilya) was a wise man who served Chandragupta Maurya., , Q2. Who lived in the Mauryan cities?, Ans: Merchants, officials, and craftspersons lived in Mauryan cities., Q3. How did Ashoka convey his message to the people?, Ans. He conveyed his message to the people through inscriptions., Q4. Who built Great Wall of China?, Ans. Emperors in China built the Great Wall., Q5. Who wrote Arthashashtra?, Ans. Chanakya wrote Arthashashtra., Q6. What is the ancient name of coastal Orissa?, Ans. Kalinga is the ancient name of coastal Orissa., Q7. Name some countries where Ashoka spread his ‘dhamma’., Ans: Ashoka’s ‘dhamma’ reached Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka among other sounds., ,, Q8. Where has the Rampurwa Bull been placed now?, Ans: The Rampurwa Bull is now In the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
