Look at Map and discuss the location of Asokan inscriptions. Do you notice any patterns?
Important Questions on Early States and Economies (600BCE - 600CE)
Consider the following statements about Ashoka's faith in Buddhism:
. Rummindei Pillar Inscription and Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription provide clear evidence of Ashoka's faith in Buddhism.
. Minor Rock Edicit-I gives evidence of a sudden change in Ashoka's faith in Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Why is the lion capital considered important today?
Here is an excerpt from the account of Megasthenes:
Of the great officers of state. Some superintend the rivers, measure the land, as is done in Egypt, and inspect the sluices by which water is let out from the main canals into their branches, so that every one may have an equal supply of it. The same persons have charge also of the huntsmen, and are entrusted with the power of rewarding or punishing them according to their deserts. They collect the taxes, and superintend the occupations connected with land; as those of the woodcutters, the carpenters, the blacksmiths, and the miners.
Read the Paragraph above and answer the following:
(a) Why were the supervisors appointed to supervise these occupational groups?
Do some Devanagari letters appear similar to Brahmi? Are there any that seem different?
Our national emblem is _____(Lion Capital of Ashoka/gold coin).
According to Greek sources, the Mauryan ruler had a standing army of foot-soldiers, cavalry, and elephants. Some historians consider these accounts to be exaggerated. If the Greek accounts were true, what kinds of resources do you think the Mauryan ruler would have required to maintain such a large army?
