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EXERCI
SEQUESTI
ONS

Questi
on5.
Whatdoy out
hinkArv
indwouldhavet
odoifhewas(
were)act
ingas
Samudragupt
a?
Answer:
Arvi
ndwouldhavetodothefol
lowi
ngthi
ngsi
fhewas(wer
e)acti
ngas
Samudragupt
a:

1.Hehadtomarchsolemnl yi
nspl endidrobes, t
otwir
lhis
moust
achesandwieldt hesil
ver-paperwr appedswordwit
hgusto.
2.Hehadtosi
tonthet hroneandpl aythev eenaandrecit
epoet
ry.
3.Hehadtofi
ghtsev
er albatt
les.
4.Hehadtokeepandhel pHarishena,apoetofSanskr iti
nhi
scourt.

Questi
on6.
Doy outhinkordinarypeoplewouldhavereadandunderst
oodthe
pr
ashastis?Gi vereasonsforyouranswer.
Answer:
It
hinkordinarypeopl ewouldhavenotreadandunderst
oodthe
pr
ashastisbecauset heywereil
li
ter
ateanddidnotknowSanskr
iti
n
whichthepr ashasti
swer ewrit
ten.

Questi
on7.
I
fyouhadt omakeageneal ogyforyoursel
f,whoarethepeopl
eyou
wouldincl
udei ni
t?Howmanygener ati
onswouldy ouli
ketoshow?
Makeachar tandfil
lit
.
Answer:
I
fIhadt omakeageneal ogyformyself
,Iwouldli
ketoincl
udethe
fol
lowi
ngper sonsini
t:

1.Nameofmygreatgrandfat
her.
2.Nameofmygrandfather
.
3.Nameofmyfatherandmot her
.
4.Thename/
namesofsonorsons.
5.Thename/
namesofmygr andchi
ldr
en.

Iwoul
dli
ket
oshowt
hef
oll
owi
ngf
ivegener
ati
ons:

1.Gr
eatGrandf
ather
2.Gr
andfat
her
 3.Par
ent
s
4.Myownname
5.Namesofmysonandgr
andson.

Quest
ion8.
Howdoy outhi
nkwarsaff
ectt
helivesofordi
narypeopl
etoday?
Answer:
Todaywarsaff
ectt
heli
vesofordi
narypeopletodayi
nthefol
lowing
ways:

1.Theyareki l
ledinal ar
genumber .
2.Theirproperty-
houses,shops, etc.ar
edest r
oyed.
3.Warscr eateviol
enceanddi st
urbancesinsociety.
4.Developmentpr ojectsandwel fareworksundertakenbythe
governmentf orthewel f
areandbenef itofthepeoplearedi
stur
bed
andpost poned.
5.Warswast eeconomi candot herresources.Thegovernment
generall
yimposedmor et axesont hepeople.

EXTRAQUESTI
ONS

Q.
1Fr
om whom di
dPul
akeshi
ngett
heki
ngdom?

Ans:Hegott
heki
ngdom f
rom hi
suncl
e.

Q.
2Har
ishenahel
dmor
ethanoneof
fi
ce?Namet
hem.

Ans:Hari
shenahel
dmor
ethanoneof
fi
ce.Besi
desbeingamaha-
danda-
nayaka,
hewasaKumar-
amatyaandasandhi
-vi
grahi
ka.

Q.
3Whatwast
henagar
am?

Ans:I
twasanor
gani
sat
ionofmer
chant
s.

Q.
4Whocont
rol
ledt
hel
ocalassembl
ies?

Ans:Wealt
hyandpower
full
andowner
sandmer
chant
scont
rol
l
edt
he
l
ocalassembl
ies

Q.5Howdoweknowaboutt
hel
iv
esofor
dinar
ypeopl
edur
ingt
his
per
iod?
Ans:Wecomet oknowabouttheli
v esofor
dinarypeopl
efr
om pl
aysl
ike
Kali
dasa’
sAbhij
nanaShakunt
alam andaccountslef
tbyChi
nese
pi
lgri
mslikeFaXian.

Q.
6Descr
ibeSamudr
agupt
aasawar
ri
orasment
ionedi
nthepr
ashast
i?

Ans:Samudr agupt awasagr eatruleroftheGupt adynasty.Hewasa

bravewarri
ortoowhowonv ictori
esi nbatt
les.Hisbodywasmost
charmingandcov eredwiththeplenteousbeaut yofthemar ksof
hundredsofscar scausedbybat t
le-axes,
arrows,spikes,
spears,bar
bed
darts,
swords,ironcl ubs,
jav
elins,barbedarrows,longarrowsandmany
otherweapons.

Q.7Whatwasthedi
ff
erencebetweenthewayinwhichSamudr
agupt
a
t
reat
edther
uler
sofAryavar
taandDakshinapat
ha?

Ans:Samudr agupta’spoli
ciestowar dst herul
ersofAryav artawer
ev er
y
str
ict.Allthenineruler
swer ebr utall
ydef eat
edandt hei
rki ngdomswer e
madeapar tofSamudr agupta’sempi re.Butsofartheruler sof
Dakshi napathawer econcerned, Samudr aguptamaintaineda
submi ssivealti
tudetowardst hem.Ther eweretwelverulerswho
surrenderedt oSamudr aguptaaf terbeingdefeatedandhet henal
lowed
al
loft hem t orul
eagain.

Q.8Theking’
sarmyonthemov ehasbeenvi
vi
dlydescr
ibedby
Banabhat
ta.Wri
tet
hewholedescr
ipt
ioniny
ourownwor ds.

Ans:Thekingusedtot
rav
elwithalotoft
hingswhichincl
uded
weaponsandthi
ngsofdai
lyusesuchaspots,pans,f
urnit
ure,
gol
den
foot
stool
s,f
ood,et
c.

 Hewasal soaccompaniedbyanimalssuchasgoat,deer,r
abbits,
et
c.Thesewer ecart
salsocarr
yingveget
ablesandspices.
 Theking’
shugear mywasaccompani edbyabandofmusi cians.
 Vil
l
agersbroughtgif
tsofcur
ds,gur,
andf l
owersasfortheking.
Theyalsoprovi
dedaf ol
derf
ortheanimals.

 Aft
erthearmypassed,
thewhol
eenvi
ronmentwasseenfil
ledwi
th
dust
.Elephant
soft
entrampl
eddownthehut
sofvil
lager
s.
Q.9Whower
ethePal
lav
asandChal
uky
as?Descr
ibet
hem i
ndet
ail
.

Ans:InSouthI
ndi
a,dur
ingt
hisper
iodt
her
eweret
wof
amousr
uli
ng
dynasti
esknowsasthePal
lav
asandChal
uky
as.

 ThePal l
av as.Thekingdom oft hePallavasspreadfrom t
heregion
aroundthei rcapit
al,Kanchipuram totheKaveridel
ta.
 TheChal uky as.Thekingdom oft heChalukyaswascent r
edaround
theRaichurDoab, betweent heri
vers.Kri
shnaandTungabhadr a.
TheircapitalwasatAi hole.Itwasani mportanttr
adingcent
re.
Besides,itwasar el
igi
ouscent retoo.Therewereanumberof
templesther e.

TheChal ukyasandPal l
avaswerever
ymuchcompetit
ive.Theywere
greatri
vals.Theyfrequentl
ysai
doneanot
herl
ands.Theirmaintar
get
wast hecapitalci
ti
esbecausetheywerer
icht
owns.

Thenameandfameoft heChal
ukyasandPal
lav
asdi
dnotl
astl
ong.
Theyl
ostt
hei
rinf
luenceandfi
nal