5. Compare the forms of government in Magadha, Vajji, and Greece. Write
answers of missing sections (a) to (h) in your answer sheet to complete the tal
given below.
Answers
Explanation:
Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India's greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire, originated in Magadha.
Vajji, with its capital at Vaishali (Bihar), was under a different form of government, known as gana or sangha.
In a gana or a sangha there were not one, but many rulers. Sometimes, even when thousands of men ruled together, each one was known as a raja.
These rajas performed rituals together. They also met in assemblies, and decided what had to be done and how, through discussion and debate.
For example, if they were attacked by an enemy, they met to discuss what should be done to meet the threat. However, women, dasas and kammakaras could not participate in these assemblies.
Both the Buddha and Mahavira belonged to ganas or sanghas. Some of the most vivid descriptions of life in the sanghas can be found in Buddhist books.
Sanghas were lasted for a very long time, till about 1500 years ago, when the last of the ganas or sanghas were conquered by the Gupta rulers.
The Constitution of Greece (Greek: Σύνταγμα της Ελλάδας, Syntagma tis Elladas), was created by the Fifth Revisionary Parliament of the Hellenes in 1974, after the fall of the Greek military junta and the start of the Third Hellenic Republic. It came into force in 1975 and has been amended in 1986, 2001, 2008 and 2019.
5. Compare the forms of government in Magadha, Vajji, and Greece. Write the
answers of missing sections (a) to (h) in your answer sheet to complete the table
given below. (4 marks)
6. Do you think the Varna system is a fair way of classifying people? Support your
answer with at least three reasons. Answer in about 60 words. (4 marks)
Magadha Vajji Greece
Type of
government (a) _____________ (b) ______________ Democracy
How were
decisions taken? (c) _____________ (d) ______________ (e) ______________
Who were part of
decision-making? (f) ______________ (g) ______________ (h) ____________