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Answer the following briefly:

The invention of smelting of Iron transformed both production and warfare- Justify.


Smelting of Iron transformed both production and warfare as prior to its invention copper and bronze were used which were expensive and would become blunt quickly, so the products could not be used effectively both in warfare and agriculture.


Iron was easily available, the iron ax was very effective in clearing jungles, plow the field and break the hardest soil. The weapons used in warfare were advanced too.


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Find out the correct statement:

a) Ajatashatru was the first important king of Magadha.


b) Bimbisara succeeded in establishing a comprehensive structure of administration.


c) The Mauryas were the first of non- Kshatriya dynasties to rule in northern India.


d) Nanda’s attempt to build an imperial structure was cut short by Ashoka.


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Match the following

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Answer the following briefly:

Elaborate the term “Tri-ratnas”.


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Answer the following briefly:

What do you know of Ajatasatru?