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5. ____________ was termed as the Liberator.
(a) Kautilya (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Ashoka

6. The village administration was headed by ____________ .
(a) pradeshta (b) gramini (c) kumara
7. Kautilya was a teacher of ____________ .
(a) economics (b) maths (c) none
8. Magasthenes was the Greek ambassador in the court of ____________ .
(a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Bindusara

B. Name any two :
1. Mauryan rulers : (a) ____________ (b) ____________

2. writers during the Mauryan rule : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
3. principles of Ashoka’s Dhamma : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
4. appointments during the Mauryan rule : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
5. divisions of the army during the Mauryan rule : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
6. places where Ashoka’s edicts have been found : (a) ____________ (b) ____________

C. Match the following :
1. Dynasty u u An official order or statement engraved on a rock.

2. Treaty u u An Buddhist monument having a structure like a pyramid or
dome.

3. Kumara u u A series of rulers belonging to the same family.
4. Mantriparishad u u A formal agreement between two countries.
5. Stupa u u A governor of province during the Mauryan rule.
6. Rock edict u u The council of ministers during the Mauryan rule.

D. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :
1. Alexander the Great attacked Magadha and defeated it.
2. Kautilya was a teacher of economics.

3. Chandragupta’s capital was Patliputra.
4. Bindusara earned the title of Devanam Priya.
5. Mahendra was the name of Ashoka’s brother.
6. A dhramadhyaksha was a district officer during the Mauryan rule.

E. Fill in the blanks with help from the box :
Kalinga, Chanakya, the Indica, Dharmavijay, governor, Arthashastra
1. The other name of Kautilya was ____________ .

2. The book written by Kautilya is ____________ .
3. The book written by Megasthenes is ____________ .
4. Before ascending the throne, Ashoka was the ____________ of Taxila and Ujjain.
5. The ____________ war changed Ashoka’s heart.
6. Ashoka sought to follow the path of ____________ in place of Digvijay.

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