Question

4. Mention any three features of janapadas.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The Janapadas were the major kingdoms of Vedic India.

Aryans were the most influential tribes and were called ‘janas’. This gave rise to the term Janapada where Jana means ‘people’ and Pada means ‘foot’.

By the 6th century B.C. there were approximately 22 different Janapadas.

With the development of iron in parts of UP and Bihar, the Janapadas became more powerful and turned into Mahajanapads.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Vedic period reaches from the late Bronze Age into the Iron Age: from about 1500 BCE to the 6th century BCE. With the rise of sixteen Mahajanapadas("great janapadas"), most of the states were annexed by more powerful neighbours, although some remained independent.

Explanation:

List of Janapadas

Udichya (Northern region)

Prachya (Eastern region)

Dakshina (Southern region)

Pratichya (Western region)

Madhya-desha (Central region)