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Very short answer type questions
1. Name the two types of early states.
2. Name the most important and first ruler of Magadha. List his successors also.
3. What were the main articles of trade during this period?
4. What was a confederacy? Which was the most powerful confederacy?
Early Forms of Kingdoms (Janapadas and Mahajanapadas)
Answers
Answer:
1. The were two types of states: Monarchical and Republican.
2. The Hindu Mahabharata calls Brihadratha the first ruler of Magadha. King Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty led an active and expansive policy, conquering the Kingdom of Anga in what is now West Bengal.
3. They are food , pottery , jwellery, textiles, spices . The main articles of trade in period of early Kingdom are food, spices, jewellery etc.
4. The largest Confederate field army was the Army of Northern Virginia, whose surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865 marked the end of major combat operations in the US Civil War. Companies were commanded by captains and had two or more lieutenants.
Answer:
1.Monarchical and Republican
2.The Hindu Mahabharata calls Brihadratha the first ruler of Magadha. King Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty led an active and expansive policy, conquering the Kingdom of Anga in what is now West Bengal. King Bimbisara was killed by his son, Prince Ajatashatru.
3.food , pottery , jwellery, textiles, spices . The main articles of trade in period of early Kingdom are food, spices, jewellery
4.Magadha Empire:
The Magadha Empire ruled in India from 684 BC- 320 BC. It is also mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. It was the most powerful amongst the sixteen mahajanapadas. The empire was established by king Brihadratha.