Question

match the following
1) The Tibet plateau
2)plains
3)Iron,Coal & and Manganeese
4)peninsula
5)magadha
6)Right to vote
7)Sources of funds for
the panchayat
8)gram sabha of hardas

Answer 1

Answer:

‘rajas’ of ‘mahajanapadas’ built forts around their

capital cities because probably the people were

afraid of attacks from other kings and needed protection. It is also possible that some ‘rajas’ wanted to

show that they were rich and powerful by building large, tall and impressive walls around cities. Moreover, by fortifying, the land and its people could be controlled more easily.

5. In what ways are present-day elections different from the ways in which rulers were chosen in

‘janapadas’?

Ans:

Choosing rulers in ‘janapadas’—Men were chosen ‘rajas’ by perfo

rming big sacrifices. The

‘ashvamedha’ (horse sacrifice) was one such ritual which was used to identify a ‘raja’. The ‘raja’ chosen by