Question

How did Megasthenese describe India in his book Indica? (Word Limit- 80 words)

Answer 1

● Megasthenes portrayed about India in his book Indica. ...

● India has numerous huge and traversable waterways, which emerge in the mountains on its northern fringe.

● Gold, silver, copper and iron are inexhaustible on Indian soil.

● Other than tin and different metals are utilized for making various apparatuses, weapons, adornments, and different articles.

Answer 2

Megasthenese and his description of India in his book Indica:

• Megasthenes is a Greek ambassador who lived in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
• He wrote a book ‘Indica’ which describes about the administration and society during the time of Mauryas.
• His book also describes about India. He says that India is a country with a  quadrilateral shape having many rivers and fertile plains.
• The country is surrounded by ocean on southern and eastern sides.
• Irrigation is widely prevalent and the country produces a wide variety of crops like rice, cereals, pulses, wheat, millets etc,. The country is rich in copper, gold, iron and silver. Tin and other metals are used to make weapons and tools.
• The Society is divided into 7 hereditary castes. The law treats everyone as equal but it allows unequal distribution of property. He said that he never saw a city like Pataliputra and it is the largest ancient city in the world.

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