Do you think ordinary people would have read and understood the prashastis? Give reasons for your answer.

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No. Ordinary people could not have understood the Prashastis. This is because they were written in Sanskrit.

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Ordinary People in the Kingdoms

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Chapter 10: New Empires and Kingdoms - Let’s recall [Page 112]

Chapter 10 New Empires and Kingdoms
Let’s recall | Q 6 | Page 112

Very Short Type Question:
How do we know about the lives of ordinary people during this period?

Short Type Question:
What was the condition of ordinary people in the kingdoms? Describe in brief.

How do you think wars affect the lives of ordinary people today?

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:

We come to know about Harshavardhana from ____________

Fill in the blanks:

Whenever the Samantas found the ruler weak and inefficient, they tried to become _______

Match the items in column A correctly with those given in column B.

Column A	Column B
(i) Kalidasa	(a) The court poet of Pulakeshin II
(ii) Aryabhatta	(b) The court poet of Samudragupta
(iii) Ravikirti	(c) A renowned poet during this period
(iv) Harishena	(d) The court poet of Harshavardhana
(v) Banabhatta	(e) An astronomer