6 CH First Empire SM 4

CH- FIRST EMPIRE
SM – 4
CLASS 6
I. Choose the correct option to complete the
statements given below:
• (i) The script used for inscription was ……………
(a) Brahmi
(b) Prakrit
(c) Tamil
(d) Roman.
• (ii) Ashoka was a ………………
(a) Hindu
(b) Jaina
(c) Buddhist
(d) None of these.
I. Choose the correct option to complete the
statements given below: ANSWER KEY
• (i) The script used for inscription was ……………
(a) Brahmi
(b) Prakrit
(c) Tamil
(d) Roman.
• (ii) Ashoka was a ………………
(a) Hindu
(b) Jaina
(c) Buddhist
(d) None of these.
II. FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Ashoka was Chandragupta’s ……………………………….
2. Chanakya was …….. ’s minister.
3. The Arthashastra was written by………….
4. …….. was the gateway to the northwest of the empire.
5. ……… were sent as governors to other provincial
capitals.
6. South India was important for ………….
7. Ashoka gave up war after winning over…………
8. ‘Dhamma’ is the Prakrit word for the Sanskrit word
…………………….
9. Ashoka appointed …….. to spread ‘dhamma’.
II. FILL IN THE BLANKS- ANSWER KEY
1. grandson
2. Chandragupta
3. Chanakya
4. Taxila
5. Royal princes
6. gold and other precious stones
7. Kalinga
8. ‘Dharma’
9. ‘dhamma mahamatta’
III. TRUE/FALSE
1. The lions on the currency notes come from the
Rampurwa bull capital,
2. Ashoka founded the Mauryan empire.
3. Ashoka gave up war after losing in Kalinga.
4. Ashoka himself went from place to place to preach
‘dhamma’.
5. The ‘dhamma’ also reached other countries.
III. TRUE/FALSE- ANSWER KEY
1. The lions on the currency notes come from the
Rampurwa bull capital. F
2. Ashoka founded the Mauryan empire. F
3. Ashoka gave up war after losing in Kalinga. F
4. Ashoka himself went from place to place to preach
‘dhamma’. F
5. The ‘dhamma’ also reached other countries. T
IV. MATCH THE COLUMNS
IV. MATCH THE COLUMNS- ANSWER KEY
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
V. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
6. What was special about Ashoka as a ruler?
Ans: Ashoka was the first ruler who tried to take his message to his
people in his kingdom through inscriptions . He also remains the only
king in history who gave up war after winning one.
7. What change came upon Ashoka after the Kalinga war?
Ans: Ashoka saw that there was a lot of violence in the war and many
people were killed. So he decided he would not fight any more wars and
adopted Buddhism.
8.What was the purpose of Ashoka’s ‘dhamma’?
Ans: The purpose of Ashoka’s Dhamma was to create a harmonious
atmosphere in the state, where all people irrespective of their religious
and cultural diversities, lived in peace and harmony with each other
10. Where has the Rampurwa Bull been placed now?
Ans: The Rampurwa Bull has been placed now In the
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
11. Write a short note to describe the Mauryan people.

Ans: The Mauryan cities had mainly merchants, officials
and craftspersons. In the village farmers and herders lived.
In forested areas, people gathered forest produce and
hunted animals for food. People in different parts of the
empire used various different languages. They also
probably ate diverse kinds of food and the same can be said
about the clothes they wore.
12. How was Ashoka unique?
Ans: Ashoka was the most famous Mauryan ruler. He was
known to take his message amongst the people through
inscriptions. His inscriptions were in the people’s language
Prakrit. Ashoka also remains the only king in history who gave
up war after winning one. This he did after he observed the
violence in the Kalinga war. Ashoka then became a Buddhist
and got the idea of the ‘dhamma’.
13. What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the
message of ‘dhamma’?
Ans: Ashoka appointed officials (called ‘dhamma mahamatta’)
to go from place to place and tell people about ‘dhamma’.
Ashoka got his messages inscribed on rocks and pillars too, in
a language called as Prakrit which was comprehensible to all.
Messengers were also sent to other parts of the world.
VI. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Describe governance in the Mauryan empire.
Ans: The Mauryan empire consisted of severed different parts
which were ruled over differently.
The Empire’s capital. The areas adjacent to Pataliputra, the capital
of the empire, were under the direct control of the emperor.
Officials were supposed to collect taxes from the inhabitants in
strict obedience of the ruler’s order.
The Provincial capitals. There were provinces with their own
capitals, e.g. Taxila and Ujjain in the northwest and central India
respectively. There was obviously some amount of control from
the emperor in Pataliputra: Royal princes were sent as governors.
Other areas. In the other areas, the Mauryans controlled roads
and rivers, , which were vital for transport. Resources, whatever
available, were collected as a tribute.
2. Why do you think slaves and servants were ill-treated? Do you
think the orders of the emperor would have improved their
condition? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans:
1. I think that slaves and servants were ill-treated because no
political authority or socio-economic organisation had favoured
proper treatment for slaves and servants. They were supposed to
do all manual and hard work but they were not allowed to
participate in some rituals and not permitted to recite Vedas or for
taking education.
2. Yes, I think the orders of the emperor would have improved
condition of slaves and servants. We can give the following
reasons:
* Slaves and servants would have got proper wages and better
treatment.
* Their duty hours and working conditions would have improved.
3. Suppose you had the power to inscribe your orders,
what four commands would you like to issue?
Ans: I would like to issue the following four orders:
* Everyone should respect the elders and elders should

love their youngers.
* Everyone should respect the other’s religion. One
should try to understand the main ideas of another’s
religion and respect it.
* Be kind to your servants and employees.
* Be loyal to your motherland.

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11. Write a short note to describe the Mauryan people.

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* Everyone should respect the elders and elders should

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