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WorksheetsKings, kingdoms and Early Republic
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
During ancient times Rajas or Kings were probably chosen by the _____.
Janas
Brahmins
Tribes
Dashis
How did men become rulers around 3,000 years ago?
(a) By choosing rulers by voting
None of these
(b) By ashvamedha yajna
Both (a) and (b)
Purana Qila was a settlement in a ‘janapada’ and is now located in ………………………
Near Meerut
Etah
New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Amritsar
Archaeologists have discovered that people in ‘janapadas’ lived in ……………………….
Palaces
Huts
One or Two Storey Houses
Stick Houses
Some changes took place in the ways of choosing new ‘rajas’ about………………….. years ago.
1000
200
3000
400
Painted Grey Ware is a type of…………………
Painting technique
Pottery
Jewellery using beads
Faience
Terracotta
The taxes on crops were called ………………
Bhaga
Dashi
Missick
Beas
Kammakara’ was a word used for …………………
Women Slaves
Men Slaves
Children Slaves
Landless agricultural labourers
Sudras who owned property
A ruler called……….. extended the control of Magadha up to the northwest part of the subcontinent.
Bimbisara
Ajatasatru
Mahapadma Nanda.
The ‘ashvamedha’ was the sacrifice of
Horse
Bull
Cow
Goat
Which of these groups of people were not allowed to take part in the rituals after the ‘ashvamedha’ ?
Vish or Vaishya
Women
Priests
Shudras
The two words that constitute the word ‘janapada’ mean:
The goats and Rajas
Citizens and foot
Men and Hand
Woman and Foot
One-sixth of the produce was taken as tax from
Farmers
Craftpersons
Traders
Hunter - Gatherers
The present name of Rajagriha is
Rajgir
Patna
Rajmahal
Rajgaon
Alexander was a ruler who lived in
Greece
Slovenia
Rome
Macedonia
Vaji was a _____.
Sangha
River
Kingdom
Yajna
In Mahajanapadas , _______ was the main occupation.
Crafts - Craftsperson
Agriculture - Farmer
Exchanging - Traders
Protecting - Soldiers
Vaishali is in present day ____.
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan
Patna
Rajgir
The early coins are known as _____.
Silver Marked Coins
Sealed Marked Coins
Punch Marked Coins
Copper Marked Coins
There was considerable specialization in various crafts.Workers in wood,metal,stone jewellery etc. worked in groups called ____.
Artists
Guilds
Specialists
Malwards
_______ emerged as the strongest empire after defeating several Mahajanapadas.
Kaushambi
Vaishali
Ujjain
Magadha
Pratisthana
Each Janapada was named after the _____ tribe who had settled there.
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vish or Vaishya
Shudras
Are you even sure if these are tribes?!!!
