EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
05/02/2022 CLASS- 6 SESSION 2021-22
SUBJECT : (SOCIAL SCIENCE) HISTORY
CHAPTER-7
ASHOKA THE EMPEROR , WHO GAVE UP WAR.
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1. Complete the following sentences:
- Officials collected…….. from the area under the direct control of the ruler.
- Royal princes often went to the provinces as………….
- The Mauryan rulers tried to control…….. and……….. which were important for transport.
- People in forested regions provided the Mauryan officials with…………
Ans:
- taxes
- governors
- roads, rivers
- elephants, timber, honey, and wax.
2. State whether true or false:
- Ujjain was the gateway to the north-west. (False)
- Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra. (True)
- Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal(False)
- Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script. (True)
3.VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Who was Chanakya?
Ans: Chanakya (or Kautilya) was a wise man who served Chandragupta Maurya.
2. Who lived in the Mauryan cities?
Ans: Merchants, officials, and craftspersons lived in Mauryan cities.
3. Giue one point of difference between empires and kingdoms.
Ans: Empires need more resources than kingdoms do as they are larger,
4. Give one point of information given by the Arthashastra
Ans: The Arthashastra tells that the northwest of the Mauryan empire was important for blankets, and south for stones,
4.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1.What change came upon Ashoka after the Kalinga war?[V. Imp.]
Ans: Ashoka saw that there was a lot of violence in the war and many people were killed. So he decided he would not fight any more wars,
2.What was the purpose of Ashoka’s ‘dhamma’? [V. Imp.]
Ans: Ashoka wished to instruct his subjects, for which he introduced his ‘dhamma’.
3. Name some countries where Ashoka spread his ‘dhamma’.
Ans: Ashoka’s ‘dhamma’ reached Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka among other sounds. ,
4. Where has the Rampurwa Bull been placed now?
Ans: The Rampurwa Bull is now In the Rashtrapati Bhavan. •
