Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Discuss the developments that led to the emergence of Janapadas.
Advertisements
Solution
In the Later Vedic period Aryans began to settle down and cultivate the land. They used iron tools and implements to clear jungles and bring more land under cultivation. Surplus production led to increased prosperity and the desire to expand further. This in turn resulted in wars and conquests and the emergence of large states called janapadas.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
What is meant by the term Janapada?
Name the three most important Mahajanapadas.
Textbook Keyword: Janapadas
Textbook Keyword: Mahajanapadas
Textbook Keywords: Shakyas and Lichchhavis
Textbook Keyword: Gandhara School of Art
Fill in the blanks:
Large kingdoms were known as ________ and the more powerful among these were known as __________.
State the reasons for the emergence of the Mahajanapadas.
State whether the following is true or false.
Mahapadma Nanda was the last king of the Nanda dynasty.
What was the Indo-Greek school of art known as?
