12. India: From 600 B.C. — 400 B.C.
EXERCISE I
A. Answer the following questions:
1.
What do you understand by Mahajanapada?
2.
Write about any four important Mahajanapadas.
3.
Write about the rise of Magadha under Haryanka dynasty.
4.
What do you know about caste sustain during this period?
5.
Write a note about the punch-marked coins.
6.
What do you know about Jainism?
7.
Which are the main teachings of Buddhism?
B. Fill in the blanks:
1.
Bimbisara ruled from to B. C.
2.
Ministers were known as
3.
Agriculture and cattle rearing were occupations.
4.
There have been Tirthankaras in Jainism.
5.
Gautama Budha's real name was
6.
Lord Mahavir Ji spent Grihastha life till
years.
C. Match the columns:
1.
Magadha a.
republic
2.
Ajatasatru b.
Mahajanapada
3.
Vajji c.
guild
4.
Shreni d.
king
5.
Parsvanatha e. Ashtangika
Marg
6.
Buddha f.
Tirthankara
Glossary:
1. Amatya 8. Sarthavaha
2. Purohit 9. Tripitaka
3. Sangrahatri
4. Chera
5. Gramini
6. Ashrama
7. Shrenis
D. Write 'true' or 'false' in the
brackets given after each statement:
1.
Sixteen Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Buddhist literature. ( )
2.
Bimbisara ruled from 543 to 492 A.D. ( )
3.
The ministers were known as Chera ( )
4.
Normal agriculture tax was 'A of produce. ( )
5.
Sarthavaha was the leader of merchants. ( )
6.
Gautama Buddha was son of Siddhartha. ( )
7.
Jains believe that they had 24 Tirthankars. ( )
8.
Gutama Buddha was not the son of Sidhhartha. ( )
E. Activities:
1.
Locate the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Indus on the map of India.
2.
Find books on the lives of the Buddha and Mahavira in the school library and
read them. Note down the anecdotes in their lives which interest you.
