what is similar in the way crops were grown in mahajanapadas and how theyvare grown today
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In some ancient sites (like the one at Mehrgarh) evidences on farming in ancient India were found. It seems that barley was the dominant culture and also some wheat.
In ancient times farmers in India were building dams and draining systems for crops. And this is still done today. Farmers planted winter crops, like wheat, barley, peas, lentils and mustard. These types of crops are still grown today.
Agriculture was very developed. The similarity is that the seeds were planted during the fall, on inundated land after the annual flooding of the rivers. Crops were harvested in the spring. And this system is still used nowadays. Because it is very simple, it involves minimal skill and equipment. Also, they were using cow dung as a main fertilizer and this is still used today, as it is very efficient.
The Mahajanapadas are the collection of 16 kingdoms that available in the ancient India. It started when the tribes of Vedic period actually decided to create their individual territorial communities that offered rise to permanent areas of the settlements called states.
They discovered that individuals lived in the huts. They grew an extensive range of crops that includes mustard, sesame, sugarcane, pulses, barley, wheat and rice.