Describe the sources used to construct the history of Mauryan Empire.
Sources to construct the history of Mauryan Empire:
(i) Archaeological finds especially sculptures.
(ii) Accounts of Megasthenes, a Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
(iii) Arthashastra composed by Kautilya, traditionally believed to be the minister of Chandragupta.
(iv) Buddhist, Jaina, Puranic literature as well as Sanskrit literary works.
(v) Inscriptions of Asoka on rocks and pillars.
On the given political outline map of India mark and label the following mature Harappan sites Rakhigadi, Nageshwar, Lothal, Kalibangan, Kotdiji.
OR
On the given political outline map of India mark and label the following territories under Babar, Akbar and Aurangzeb: Delhi, Goa, Agra, Ajmer, Amber.
'The keeping of exact and detailed records was a major concern of the Mughal administration'. Support the statement with facts.
Mention the two rules about classification of people in terms of 'gotra' under Brahmanical practice around 1000 BCE onwards.
Describe three factors that accounted for the constant expansion of agriculture during sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Who composed the original story of the text of Mahabharata? Describe the various stages through which Mahabharata was completed between the fifth century BCE and 400 C.E.
