Question

b) What was described in the later Vedic books?
c) What changes took place about 2500 years ago?
d) Name the rulers of the Mauryan Dynasty?
e) What was written by Magasthenes about Pataliputra?​

Answer 1

Answer:

b) This age witnessed the composition of three later Veda Samhitas namely, the Samveda Samhita, the Yajurveda Samhita, the Atharvaveda Samhita as well as Brahmanas and the Upanishads of all the four Vedas and later on the two great epics—the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

d)1) Chandragupta

2) bindusar

3)Ashoka

4)brihadratha

e) Megasthenes, the ambassador of Greek ruler selucus, described the court of Chandragupta. he said that the king gave' darshan' to the publuc on special ocassions on a golden palanquin. his personal guards were women and the food was tasted by special servants before the king ate.