Question

Name the effects of Alexander’s invasion on India.

Answer 1

the generals left behind him were weak. it helped chandragupta maurya to capture territories in indias north-west .

Answer 2

Answer:

1Alexander’s invasion

established a direct link

between India and

Europe.

2Alexander’s invasion led

to the establishment of

four different trade routes

by land and sea.

3Alexander’s historians

have left records of his

campaigns along with

their dates.

4These records helped Indian historians to fix the

exact dates for later events and reconstruct

Indian history chronologically.

5 The cultural contact with the

Greeks led to the growth of the

Indo-Greek school of art

known as the Gandhara

School of Art.

6Alexander’s campaign shattered the power of the small states in the

north-western India. This made it easier for Chandragupta Maurya to

expand his territory and paved his way for the political unification of

India.

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