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What was the most significant change in economic and political life between 600 BCE and 600 CE?
What was the most significant change in economic and political life between 600 BCE and 600 CE?
- Emergence of early states, empires and kingdoms (correct)
- Rise of new towns and cities
- Growth in agricultural production
- Development of coinage
What was the purpose of historians using a variety of sources like inscriptions, texts, and coins?
What was the purpose of historians using a variety of sources like inscriptions, texts, and coins?
- To understand the developments during the 1,500 years following the end of Harappan Civilization
- To understand the emergence of new towns and kingdoms
- To understand the entire story of the past
- To understand the changes in economic and political life between 600 BCE and 600 CE (correct)
What was the significance of the sixth century BCE in early Indian history?
What was the significance of the sixth century BCE in early Indian history?
- It was a period of decline in agricultural production
- It was a period of stagnation in early Indian history
- It was the period of the emergence of the Harappan Civilization
- It was a major turning point with significant developments (correct)
What was a characteristic of the Mahajanapadas that emerged in the sixth century BCE?
What was a characteristic of the Mahajanapadas that emerged in the sixth century BCE?
What was a new mode of disposal of the dead that emerged in central and south India during this period?
What was a new mode of disposal of the dead that emerged in central and south India during this period?
What was one of the factors responsible for the rise of Magadha?
What was one of the factors responsible for the rise of Magadha?
Which of the following sources was NOT used to reconstruct the history of the Mauryan Empire?
Which of the following sources was NOT used to reconstruct the history of the Mauryan Empire?
What was the main purpose of the five major political centres in the Mauryan Empire?
What was the main purpose of the five major political centres in the Mauryan Empire?
What was a key feature of Asoka's Dhamma?
What was a key feature of Asoka's Dhamma?
What was the structure of the Mauryan administrative system?
What was the structure of the Mauryan administrative system?
