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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 7 Mauryas and Kushans

Class 8 Social Science Mauryas and Kushans Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words :

Question:
1. Chanakya came to be known as ________
2. Megasthanis’s work ________
3. The capital of the Mauryas was ________
4. The founder of the Kushan dynasty was ________
5. The new era Kanishka’s reign is called the ________
Answers :
1. Kautilya,
2. Indica
3. Kujalakadphisus
4. Saka era

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II. Answer the following questions in brief.

Question 1.
List the sources which reflect upon the history of Mauryas.
Answer :
Megasthenes India, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Mudrarakshasa was written by Vishakadutta are the sources which reflect upon the history of Maurays.

Question 2.
Name the important cities during Ashoka’s period.
Answer :
Pataliputra, Taxila, Ujjain, Kalinga, and Suvarnagiri were the five important cities of the Ashoka period.

Question 3.
Ashok has been named as great by historians Give reasons.
Answer :

  1. After the Kalinga war, Ashoka went into repentance on seeing the devastation created by war.
  2. He accepted Buddhism, took many steps to spread principles of Buddhism
  3. He gave importance to the inscription
  4. Ashoka gave priority to welfare programmes for people
  5. He constructed many historical monuments. Ex: Sanchi stupas, Saranfctha, etc.
  6. Many poets, philosophers were encouraged by him.

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Question 4.
Describe Ashoka’s administration.
Answer :

  1. There was a strong espionage network
  2. Ministers, priest, prince were the higher subordinates of the king
  3. The Empire was divided into provinces
  4. Takshashila, Ujjain, Douli, Surarnagiri, were regional administration centers
  5. King appointed Rujuka & Yuta officials
  6. His aspirations were expressed through edicts.

Question 5.
Which dynasty did the Kushans belong to?
Answer:
The Kushans basically from the nomadic tribe which had migrated to India from central Asia. They were the progeny of “Yuchi”.

Question 6.
What was the extent of Kanishka’s empire?
Answer :

  1. Kanishka’s rule had spread upto Sanchi in the south & Banaras in the East
  2. His kingdom which included central Asia too was a vast empire
  3. Purushapura was his capital.

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