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Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
Discuss the functions that may have been performed by rulers in Harappan society.
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How do historians reconstruct the lives of ordinary people?
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List some of the problems faced by the epigraphists.
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Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
This is a statement made by one of the best-known epigraphists of the twentieth century, D.C. Sircar: “There is no aspect of life, culture, activities of the Indians that is not reflected in inscriptions.” Discuss.
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Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
Discuss how and why stupas were built.
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What were the elements of the practice of sati that drew the attention of Bernier?
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Write a Short Essay (About 250-300 Words) on the Following:-
What impression of the lives of the ordinary people of Vijayanagara can you cull from the various descriptions in the chapter?
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Map work
On an outline map of the world, mark approximately Italy, Portugal, Iran and Russia. Trace the routes the travellers mentioned on would have taken to reach Vijayanagara.
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Discuss, with examples, the significance of monetary transactions during the period under consideration.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the weights used during the Harappan period?
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Which of the following is not one of the features of Harappan writing?
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Harappan script was written from ______.
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Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the Harappan weights?
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Ashoka is mentioned by which titles in his inscriptions?
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Identify the best reason for considering King Ashoka as ‘Devanampiya’ and ‘Piyadassi’ by his subjects.
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Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?
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According to which Buddhist text Asoka distributed portions of the Buddha’s relics to every important town and ordered the construction of stupas over them?
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Who provided money for the preservation of the Sanchi Stupa?
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What was the balcony-like structure in a stupa called?
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Match the following.
| (i) | Lumbini | (a) | Buddha attained Nibbana |
| (ii) | Kusinagara | (b) | Buddha delivered his first sermon |
| (iii) | Sarnath | (c) | Buddha was born |
| (iv) | Bodh Gaya | (d) | Buddha attained enlightenment |
Choose the correct option
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