Question

Megasthenes was sent to India by__________.

1 point

A) Seleucus Nicator

B) Hitler

C) Alexander

D) Nadir Shah​

Answer 1

Answer:

C) Alexander

Explanation:

Megasthenes came to India in 302 B.C. as an ambassador for seleucos, the representative in India from the greek Prince Alexander. He took up the office on the court of king Chandragupta . He described in detail the land, the people, the climate, the fertility of the soil etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

ᴀ. sᴇʟᴇᴜᴄᴜs

ᴍᴇɢᴀsᴛʜᴇɴᴇs, (ʙᴏʀɴ ᴄ. 350 ʙᴄ—ᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴄ. 290), ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴘʟᴏᴍᴀᴛ, ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀ, ɪɴ ғᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋs. ᴀɴ ɪᴏɴɪᴀɴ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴇɴᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟʟᴇɴɪsᴛɪᴄ ᴋɪɴɢ sᴇʟᴇᴜᴄᴜs ɪ ᴏɴ ᴇᴍʙᴀssɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ.

Explanation:

ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪᴅ ᴍᴇɢᴀsᴛʜᴇɴᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ?

ᴍᴇɢᴀsᴛʜᴇɴᴇs ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄ. 302 ᴀɴᴅ 288 ʙᴄᴇ, ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴍᴀᴜʀʏᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛ ᴅᴀᴛᴇs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪs sᴛᴀʏ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ. ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ sᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇʟᴇᴜᴄᴜs sᴇɴᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʜᴀɴᴅʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ.

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