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1. 1.

   Write the names of any three mahajanapadas and their capitals.

2. 2.

   How do you think that the geographic location of Magadha contributed in it becoming the most powerful mahajanapada of its time?

3. 3.

   Tick (√) the correct option.

   1. ____________ means 'a land where the tribe would set its foot'.
      1. Mahajanapadas
      2. Janapadas
      3. Shakya
      4. Lichchhavis
   2. ____________ became the most powerful of the sixteen mahajanapadas.
      1. Vajji
      2. Magadha
      3. Avanti
      4. Kosala
   3. Ajatshatru was a ruler of ____________ dynasty.
      1. Brihadratha
      2. Haryanka
      3. Shishunaga
      4. Nanda
   4. ____________ was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty.
      1. Bindusara
      2. Alexander
      3. Ajatshatru
      4. Dhana Nanda
   5. ____________ was a Brahmin scholar who wrote Arthashastra.
      1. Dhana Nanda
      2. Chanakya
      3. Chandragupta Maurya
      4. Shishunaga
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Iron was used widely in the ____________ during the decline of the Later Vedic Age.
   2. Vajji, Lichchavis and Shakyas were some of the ____________.
   3. The land of Magadha also had rich deposits of ____________ and ____________ ore.
   4. ____________ was the first important ruler of Magadha.
   5. Alexander met a strong resistance from a king named ____________.
5. 5.

   Write True or False.

   1. There were 18 mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period.
   2. Pataliputra was situated at the meeting point of rivers Ganga, Gandak and Sona.
   3. Shishumuga defeated the king of Kosala and occupied Kashi.
   4. Mahapadma Nanda assumed the title of Chakravartin.
   5. Alexander was the son of Aristotle.
6. 6.

   Match the columns.

   Column A	Column B
   a. Shishunaga Dynasty	i. King Philips
   b. Haryanka Dynasty	ii. Mauryan Empire
   c. Nanda Dynasty	iii. Kalashoka
   d. Chandragupta Maurya	iv. Dhana Nanda
   e. Alexander	v. Bimbisara