E. Answer the following questions.
1. Describe the contribution of the Indo-Greeks.
2. Explain briefly the reforms introduced by Rudradaman.
3. How did Greeks influence the fields of science, literature and art of India?
4. How did the contacts with central Asia influence Indian social life?
5. Why is Kanishka famous in Indian history?
Answers
1.The Indo-Greek rulers were the one whose coins carried the portrait of kings and their names. They were the first rulers to issue gold coins. They influenced the Indian Science and astronomy. The Gandhara School of Art was developed under Indo-Greek...
2.. He upheld conjugal relationships with Satavahanas and granted the country of Aparanta to Vashishtiputra Satakarni. 3. He supported the cultural arts and Sanskrit writings and fixing the dam built by the Mauryans....
3.moreover the greeks added value to the Indian intellect and cultural heritage in forms of introducing industrial techniques development of astronomy and building the great School of Gandhara sculptural whose influent penetrated into the far corners of Asia .....
4.India's contact with central Asia people brought political influence in India; the Kushans introduced the satrap political system in India, where the empire was divided into several satrapies. The Kushans kings also worshiped both shiva and Budha hence impacting religious influence on Indians.
5.Kanishka the great was the emperor of the mishandled dynasty in the second century 127_150 . he is famous for his military political and spiritual achievements. his conquest and patronage of Buddhism played an important role from gandhara across the karakoram range to China....