Question

. Short-answer questions:
1. What was the extent of the Mauryan Empire?
2. Name the two most important literary sources of
information about the Mauryan rule.
3. Who was Megasthenes?
4. Why did the Mauryan emperor never sleep in
the same room for two nights?
5. Who were the dhamma mahamatras?
E. Long-answer questions:
1. Why did Ashoka embrace Buddhism?
2. What do you understand by Ashoka's dhamma?
3. Why did the Mauryan Empire decline?
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4. Briefly describe the administration of the
Mauryan Empire.
5. The Kalinga War changed the course of Ashoka's
life. Comment.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

qno.1 Ans- in ancient India, a state centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Sonand Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 BCE and was the first empire to encompass most of the Indian subcontinent.

qno.2 Ans- There are two types of sources of Mauryan History. One is Literary and the other is Archaeological. 

Answer 2

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