Prelims High-Yield Explanations & Traps

• people, and to serve
• janapadas are shown on
• than others, and were known as
• Janapadas,
• mahajanapada in
• for (a) transport, (b) water supplies
• ruler
• matters
• DATES
• the land where the jana set its foot, and settled down
• that huge walls of wood, brick or stone were built around them
• to conquer other janapadas
• organisation or association

Essential Definitions & Formulas

The word janapada literally

the land where the jana set its foot, and settled down.

One special type of pottery found at these sites

known as Painted Grey Ware.

As

obvious from the name, these grey pots had painted designs, usually simple lines and geometric patterns.

This

that huge walls of wood, brick or stone were built around them.

It

also likely that some rulers wanted to show how rich and powerful they were by building really large, tall and impressive walls around their cities.

This

a picture of remains of a wall made of brick, found near present-day Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh).

I This

an account of the Vajjis from the Digha Nikaya, a famous Buddhist book, which contains some of the speeches of the Buddha.

NCERT Thought Questions

• whether the groups mentioned in answer 3 have voting rights at present.

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