JANAPADAS AND MAHAJANAPADAS

Why was Maghada important ? It had____________

• Water from rivers like Ganges and Son

• It had iron and other mines

• Forest resources

• All of these

smaller janapadas when came together form _____________________

This was a form of government where people were not ruled by a single ruler but by many.

• mahajanapada
• gana or a sangha

The priest divided the society into groups called varnas

• 3

• 4

• 2

Who were expected to study the Vedas?

• Ordinary men

• Charioteers

• Raja

• Brahmins

Elephants were captured by the Magadha emperor for the purpose of ?

• Transportation

• Agriculture

• Trade

• Army

One-sixth of the produce was taken as tax from ___________.

• farmers

• hunter-gatherers

• crafts-persons

• Traders.

What BCE does janapadas and mahajanapadas extended around?

• 1200 BCE

• 600 BCE

• 753 BCE

• 603 BCE

Another name of Ganasangha

• Republic

• Kapilavastu