Exercise - Question:
Que: Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan empire.
Ans:
(1) Farming (2) Pastoral farming
(3) Food gathering in forest (4) Masorny
(5) Carpentry (6) Stone cutting and craftsperson
Que: 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 ————————
Ans:
(1) Taxes (2) Governors (3) Road and river (4) Tribute
Que: 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.
(d) Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script.
Ans:
(1) F (2) F (3) F (4) T
Que: What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?
Ans:
(i) There were a number of problem that troubled ashoka.
(ii) People in the empire followed different religious and this sometimes led to conflict.
Que: What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?
Ans:
(1) He appointaned officers known as dharamamatras to spreed and explain the message.
(2) He wrote his message on rock and pillars which were erected in different parts of the empire.
Que: Why do you think slaves and servants were ill-treated? Do you think the oders of the emperor would have improved their condition? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: The slaves were mostly prsoners of war and sarvent did not menial jobs.They were ill-treated. The orders of the emperor could have made the slave free. If the servent were ill-treated the master could be punished.
