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Class Vi Social - Ls. 10 Emergence of Kingdoms and Republics (Notes)

The document discusses the emergence of kingdoms and republics, focusing on Mahajanapadas, which were large kingdoms with capital cities. It highlights the agricultural practices, governance structures, and significant archaeological sites from the Ganges Valley during this period. Key figures such as kings Bimbi Sara and Ajatashatru are mentioned, along with the differences in village management between ancient times and today.

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Class Vi Social - Ls. 10 Emergence of Kingdoms and Republics (Notes)

The document discusses the emergence of kingdoms and republics, focusing on Mahajanapadas, which were large kingdoms with capital cities. It highlights the agricultural practices, governance structures, and significant archaeological sites from the Ganges Valley during this period. Key figures such as kings Bimbi Sara and Ajatashatru are mentioned, along with the differences in village management between ancient times and today.

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CLASS VI

LS. 10 EMERGENCE OF KINGDOMS AND REPUBLICS


KEY WORDS:
1. Kingdom = A country ruled by the king or queen.
2. Republic = A country which has an elected head.
3. Mahajan padas = A big kingdom which has a capital city and built around
huge walls.
4. Bhartukas = People who worked on their fields and homes in return of
wages.
5. Gana = Form of a government in the Magadha.
6.Janapadas = Small kingdoms.
7. Grihapathis = Landowners who manage agriculture.
MIND MAPPING:
MAHAJANAPADAS

AGRICULTURE GANGES VALLEY CRAFT PERSONS

JANAPADAS
POINTS TO REMBEMBER:
1. Initially, the people of different tribes settled down to practice agriculture in
convenient parts of the valleys. These tribes were called ‘JANA’ (In Sanskrit)
and the place where they settled are called Jana padas.
2. large group of villages and towns were called Mahajan padas.
3. Some archeologists have excavated hundreds of sites in the Ganges Valley
and have tried to know more about the lives of the people of those days.
4. The books during that period were mostly composed by the followers of the
Vedic traditions Buddhists and Jain monks.
5.Some important archeological sites of the time of Mahajan padas: Delhi,
Atranjikhera, Kausambi (Allahabad), Patna, Ayodhya, Rajgir etc.
6. Some important books written during this period: Dharma sutras,
Dighanikaya, Majjhimanikaya, Herodotus History and Strabo etc.
7. Bimbi Sara and his son Ajatashatru were early kings, who built the power of
Magadha.
QUESTION AND ANSWERS:
1Q. What do you mean by Gana? How were they different from the kingdoms
ruled by the kings?
A1. A kingdom was ruled by a single king or queen.
2. But a gana is ruled by many rulers.
3. Each one was known as Raja.
2Q. How did the kings managed to get the wealth needed for them?
A. The kings managed to get the wealth needed for them by two ways:
1.By increasing taxes on their subjects.
2. By conquering neighboring kingdoms.
3Q. Why did the kings of Mahajan padas need armies?
A. The kings of Mahajan padas needed armies because they waged wars
constantly to conquer neighboring kingdoms to become more powerful and
wealthy.
4Q. Can you point out the difference between the way villages are managed
today and in times of Mahajan padas?
A. Mahajanapadas Villages of Today
1. The Grihapati’s managed the 1. People manage them
total village agriculture. Individual land holdings.
.2. The king was the Central 2. Police department
authority. maintains law and order.
3. The kings collected taxes from 3. Village Panchayat collect
Grihapathi. taxes from people.
Answer the following questions on your own:
1. Find out how the crafts persons are taxed by the government today. Was it
the same in the times of Mahajana padas?
2. Why were the kings waged wars against each other?

Map Pointing:
Mark the following on the outline map of India.
1. Avanti 2. Kuru 3. Magadha 4. Anga 5. Kosala
6. Kausambi 7. Patna 8. Gandhara 9. Kamboji 10. Vatsa

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