From kingdom to an empire.

1) Arthashastra includes the ideas of –----.

2) Ancient name of coastal Orissa.
3) What were the reforms done by Ashoka for his empire?
4) Name the king in the history of the world who gave up conquest after winning a war.
Villages towns& traders
1. Sangam literature composed by -----.
2. ----- stories composed by ordinary people& preserved by -------.
3. Ring wells were used for ------.
4. punch marked coins were made of -----.
5. Shrenis were association of –--
6. Assertion(A): Around 2500 years ago, the use of iron tools increased. Reason(R): The
prime example of this is the replacement of wooden ploughshare with that of the Iron
one in agricultural fields and mass production of weaponry.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
7) Assertion(A): Kingship was not the only designation that was hereditary during the
Ancient times. Reason(R): In South India, the village headmen were known as Grama
Bhojaka. Usually men from the same family held the position for Generations.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true

8) Assertion(A): Landowners i:e Gramabhojaka were not completely in charge of all the
lands in the Ancient times.Reason(R): There were other independent farmers, known as
Grihapatis, most of whom were smaller landowners.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
9.) Assertion(A): Agriculture was the only real medium of making a living in the village
during the Ancient times.
Reason(R): In most villages there were also some craft persons such as Blacksmith, Potter,
Carpenter and Weaver.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true

10) Assertion(A): Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as Sangam Literature were
composed around 2300 years ago.Reason(R): These texts were called Sangam because they
were supposed to have been composed and compiled in assemblies of poets that were held in
the city of Madurai.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
11) Buildings,Paintings & books
1) The Harappans belonged to ---- age.
2) what is garbhagriha?
3) ------- built on the top of the garbhagriha.
4) ------- contain stories of gods& goddesses.
5) Write the name of the authors.
A. Silappadikaram
B. Mahabharata
C. Ramayana
D. Aryaabhatiyam
E. Charaka samhita