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CHAPTER – 7
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ASHOKA THE

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EMPEROR WHO
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Exercises
1. Make a list of the occupations of the people
who lived within the Mauryan empire.

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Ans: A list of the occupations of the people who
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1. Trade or Commerce 6. Forest produce-gathering
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2. Jobs with emperor 7. Hunting animals for food
3. Crafts 8. Fishing.
4. Agriculture
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5. Animal rearing

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2. Complete the following sentences:
(a) Officials collected……………… from the

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area under the direct control of the
ruler.

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(b) Royal princes often went to the
provinces as…………………….
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(c)The Mauryan rulers tried to
control……………… and………………. which
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(d)People in forested regions provided the
Mauryan officials with………………….

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a)Taxes
b) governors
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c) roads and rivers
d)elephants, timber and honey
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3. State whether true or false:
(a) UJjain was the gateway to the north-west.

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

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(c) Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.
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(d) Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi
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Ans:
a)False
b)False

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c) false
d)true

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4. What were the problems that Ashoka wanted
to solve by introducing ‘dhamma’?
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Emperor Ashoka wanted to solve the
following problems by introducing dhamma:
1.Inter-religious conflicts between his

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subjects.
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2. Animal sacrifice during religious rituals.
3. Ill-treatment of servants and slaves.
4. Constant disputes between neighbours
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5. What were the means adopted by Ashoka to

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spread the message of ‘dhamma’?
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Ashoka adopted the following means to spreads
his message of dhamma:
1. He appointed officials called Dhamma

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spread the message of dhamma.
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2. He had his messages inscribed on pillars, so that
common folk could read them.
3. Officials were directed to read out the messages
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6. Why do you think slaves and servants were
ill-treated? Do you think the orders of the
emperor would have improved their

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condition? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: Slaves and servants were ill-treated owing
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1. Most of them were prisoners of war.
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2. Some belonged to the lowest social order,
specifically Shudras.
3. The concept of human rights was virtually
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Their condition would have improved
after the order of Emperor because:
1. No one would dare defy the supreme

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order of the emperor himself.
2. Those who would disobey the emperor
would be severely punished by his

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officials.
3. The Emperor was the supreme
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commander of the Mauryan Empire. Thus
his word was law and had to be obeyed to
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7. Write a short paragraph explaining to
Roshan why the lions are shown on our
currency notes. List at least one other

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object on which you see them.

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Ans: The lions are part of the Lion Capital
in Samath. These lions are shown on our
currency notes in honour of one of the

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greatest kings of India, Ashoka, who built
the Capital. Moreover, on independence,
the lion was recognized as the national

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animal, so the notes also showed the
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Lion Capital.
Another object which has the lions are
shown are the coins of our currency.
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8. Suppose you had the power to inscribe
your orders, what four commands would
you like to issue?

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Ans: To answer this question, use your
own imagination and help from friends

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and teacher.
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Some sample points:
(i) Slavery be abolished.
(ii) Animal sacrifice be stopped.
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(iii) People should not fight among
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(iv) No discrimination be practiced
based on gender, caste, creed, etc.

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