Exercise - Question:
Que: State whether true or false:
(a) Rajas who let the ashvamedha horse pass through their lands were invited to the sacrifice.
(b) The charioteer sprinkled sacred water on the king.
(c) Archaeologists have found palaces in the settlements of the janapadas.
(d) Pots to store grain were made out of Painted Grey Ware.
(e) Many cities in mahajanapadas were fortified.
Ans:
(a) True (b) False (c) False (d) False (e)True
Que: Fill in the chart given below with the terms: huntergatherers, farmers, traders, crafts persons, herders.
Ans:
Farmers Traders
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Hunter& = Rajas of the mahajanpad = Herders
gathers ||
Cafts person
Que: Who were the groups who could not participate in the assemblies of the ganas?
Ans: Women, slave and kammakaras could not participate in the assemblies of ganas.
Que: Why did the rajas of mahajanapadas build forts?
Ans: Forts were build by the rajas of mahajanpad because they were afairdof attacks from other kings and needed protection. It is also likely that some rulers wanted to show how rich and powerful they were by building large, tall and impressive walls around their cities.
Que: In what ways are present-day elections different from the ways in which rulers were chosen in janapadas?
Ans: In the present day election in india, we have adopted the idea of universal adult franchise, where every person above the age of 18 years has a right to vote. Voting is based on the principal of 'one man one vote'.
The rulers who performed the ashvamedha sacrifice were recognised as being the rulers of janapadas.
Que: Find the state in which you live in the political map on page 136. Were there any janapadas in your state? If yes, name them. If not, name the janapadas that would have been the closest to your state, and mention whether they were to the east, west, north or south.
Ans: Janapada closest to our state - Kuru. It lies to the worth of our state.
Que: Find out whether any of the groups mentioned in answer 2 pay taxes today.
Ans: The group mentloned are hunters and gathers, farmers, traders, crafts person, herders.The farmers, traders and crafts person pay taxes today.
Que: Find out whether the groups mentioned in answer 3 have voting rights at present.
Ans: The people who could not attend the assembiles were women, slaves and kammakaras.
In the present times slavery has been abolished. Every democracy is based on the principal of universal adult franchise. Every one has the right to vote in the election after a specific age.
