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Make a list of the occupations of the people who lived within the Mauryan Empire.

The followings were the occupations of people in Mauryan Empire:

1. Farming


2. Handicrafts


3. Trading


4. Herding


5. Hunting and gathering


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2

Complete the following sentences:

(a) Officials collected ________ from the area under the direct control of the ruler.


(b) Royal princes often went to the provinces as ________


(c) The Mauryan rulers tried to control ________ and ________ which were important for transport.


(d) People in forested regions provided the Mauryan officials with ________

 3

State whether true or false:

(a) Ujjain was the gateway to the north-west.


(b) Chandragupta’s ideas were written down in the Arthashastra.


(c) Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.


(d) Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script.

 4

What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?

 5

What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma?