Rise of kingdoms

What was the early name of Gautama Buddha?

• Siddhartha

• Siddantha

How many Mahajanapadas were there in the sixth century BCE?

• Fifteen

• Sixteen

• seventeen

What was the old capital of Magadha?

• Pataliputra

• Rajgriha

• Vaishali

Name the two sects of Buddhism.

Name the two religious texts of Jainism?

How did Janapadas come into existence?

Give any two differences each between a republican and a monarchical Mahajanapadas.

How many mahajanapadas were there?

• 12

• 11

• 14

• 16

Q.Identify the picture.

• Alexander

• Porus

• Seleucus

When did Alexander invade India?

• 336 BCE

• 329 BCE

• 326 BCE

• 333 BCE