This inscription dates to about 2250 years ago and was found in Kandahar, present day Afghanistan.
It was inscribed on the orders of a ruler named Ashoka. When we write anything, we use a script.
Script consists of letters or signs. When we read what is written or speak we use a language. This
inscription was inscribed in two different scripts and languages, Greek(top) and Aramaic (below),
which were used in this area.
i. Which dynasty did the ruler Ashoka belong?
ii. Did this inscription issue in B.C. or A.D.?
iii. What is script?
2. How important are monuments in the study of history?
3. Travellers in the ancient time used to go to distant lands. But their journeys were full of dangers.
What type of dangers did they face?
4. How can you say that historians and archaeologists are like detectives?
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Answer 1 Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, grandson of its founder Chandragupta and son of the second emperor, Bindusara Answer Mauryan dynasty.
Answer 2 "B.C." stands for "before Christ." In English, it is common for "A.D." to precede the year, so that the translation of "A.D. 2014" would read "in the year of our lord 2014." In recent years, an alternative form of B.C./A.D. has gained traction
Answer 3 Travellers in the ancient time used to go to distant lands. But their journeys were full of dangers
Answer 4 Historians and archaeologists can be said to be like investigators, since they are still searching for the remnants of the early people or civilizations. Historians and archaeologists, therefore, are like investigators who use all these sources as clues to find out about the past.
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