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Read the story on page 122. In what ways is the monkey king similar to or different from the kings you read about in Chapters 5 and 10?

Match the following
Stupa                                                 Place where the image of the deity is installed

Shikhara                                            Mound
Mandapa                                           Circular path around the stupa

Garbhagriha                                       Place in temples where people could assemble

Pradakshina patha                            Tower

Make a list of the chapters in which you find mention of metal working. What are the metals objects mentioned or shown in those chapters?

Fill in the blanks:
(a) ———————— was a great astronomer.
(b) Stories about gods and goddesses are found in the ————————
(c) ———————— is recognised as the author of the Sanskrit Ramayana.
(d) ———————— and ———————— are two Tamil epics.

1. Complete the sentences:
(a) Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because ————————.
(b) Grasslands developed around ———————— years ago.

Match the following:

Narmada Valley                       The first big kingdom
Magadha                                 Hunting and gathering
Garo                                        hills Cities about 2500 years ago
Indus and its tributaries           Early agriculture
Ganga Valley                          The first cities

How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation?

Match the columns

Sukta                                                            Stone boulder
Chariots                                                       Sacrifice
Yajna                                                           Well-said
Dasa                                                           Used in battles
Megalith                                                     Slave

Describe the ways in which the Buddha tried to spread his message to the people.

Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire.

Fill in the blanks:
(a) ———————— was a word used for large landowners in Tamil.
(b) The gramabhojaka often got his land cultivated by the ————————
(c) Ploughmen were known as ———————— in Tamil.
(d) Most grihapatis were ———————— landowners.

Match the following:
Muvendar                                          Mahayana Buddhism
Lords of the dakshinapatha               Buddhacharita
Ashvaghosha                                    Satavahana rulers
Bodhisattvas                                     Chinese pilgrim
Xuan Zang                                        Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas

1. State whether true or false:
(a) Harishena composed a prashasti in praise of Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni.
(b) The rulers of Aryavarta brought tribute for Samudragupta.
(c) There were twelve rulers in Dakshinapatha.

(d) Taxila and Madurai were important centres under the control of the Gupta rulers.
(e) Aihole was the capital of the Pallavas.
(f) Local assemblies functioned for several centuries in south India.

Why do people who grow crops have to stay in the same place for a long time?

Why do you think Anagha’s mother wanted her to know the story of the Buddha?

Why do archaeologists think that many people who lived in Mehrgarh were hunters to start with and that herding became more important later?

Do you think it would have been easy for slaves to join the sangha? Give reasons for your answer.

Do you think that the life of farmers and herders who supplied food to the Harappan cities was different from that of the farmers and herders you read about in Chapter 2? Give reasons for your answer.

Fill in the chart given below with the terms: hunter- gatherers, farmers, traders, crafts persons, herders.

Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?

Match the columns

Sukta                                                            Stone boulder
Chariots                                                       Sacrifice
Yajna                                                           Well-said
Dasa                                                           Used in battles
Megalith                                                     Slave

Mention three authors who wrote about Harshavardhana.

Why were metals, writing, the wheel, and the plough important for the Harappans?

How do archaeologists know that cloth was used in the Harappan civilisation?