Exercise
4. Fill in the blanks.
1. The central authority in the Mauryan administration was the
2. Mauryan art had a strong
influence.
3. According to Megasthenese, Pataliputra was governed by
committees
4. The
are inscribed on the pillars built during the Mauryan rule.
5. The
were punch-marked coins found in Magadha.
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Answer:
1 Mauryan administration was highly centralized. The Emperor was the supreme power and source of all authority. He was assisted by a Council of Ministers. ... The ministers were called 'Mantris.
2. Pillars and their capitals
It has been described as Perso-Iionic, with a strong Greek stylistic influence, including volute, bead and reel, meander or honeysuckle designs. This monumental piece of architecture tends to suggest the Achaemenid and Hellenistic artistic influence at the Mauryan court from early on.
3 Pataliputra the ancient name of modern Patna of West Bengal. During the reign of Emperor ashoka in the 3rd century BC (269-232 BC), Pataliputra was said to have been the world's one of the largest cities, with a huge population
4 These pillars were mainly erected in the
Gangetic plains. They were inscribed with edicts of Ashoka on Dhamma or righteousness.
5 The first documented coinage is deemed to start with 'Punch Marked' coins issued between the 7th-6th century BC and 1stcentury AD. These coins are called 'punch-marked' coins because of their manufacturing technique. Mostly made of silver, these bear symbols, each of which was punched on the coin with a separate punch.