HISTORY - CHAPTER - 10 NEW EMPIRES AND KINGDOMS

Define Prashasti

(a)  

Who composed Samudragupta’s Prashasti? How did he describe

Samudragupta in his prashasti?

• Valmiki

• Harishena

• Kalidasa

• llango

Who composed the prashasti of the chalukya ruler, Pulikesin II? What does he

say about Pulikeshin?

(a)  

Define Sabha

(a)  

Define Ur

(a)  

Define Nagaram

(a)  

What does Fa Xian write about the life of ordinary people?

• He writes: “If such an untouchable man enters a town or a market place,

  he strikes a

• The untouchables were expected to live on the outskirts of the city.

• People, hearing this sound, know what it means and avoid touching him

  or brushing

  against him.”

• ALL OF THESE