Finding out about Ancient Indian Cities
Finding out about Ancient Indian Cities: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Account of Foreign Travellers and Sailors on Ancient Cities, History of Early Indian Cities through Stories and, History of Early Indian Cities through Travellers, Archaeology and Sculptures
Important Questions on Finding out about Ancient Indian Cities
Greek name Barygaza was given for which of the following regions in India?
Ring wells were made up of which material?
What does the term Jataka mean?
What were some of the earliest works in Tamil known as?
Jataka stories were preserved by Jain monks.
The begining of composition of Sangam literature commenced around
Name the city where the Sangam literature was composed.
Some of the earliest literary works in _____ language are known as Sangam literature. (Urdu/ Tamil)
'Jatakas' were stories written and preserved by _____ monks in the Sanghas. (Muslim/ Buddhist)
Recent excavations have revealed a _____ at Purana Qila in Delhi. (Ring well/ Deep well)
Ring wells were not used for bathing.
_____ was located on the Gulf of Khambat. (Arikamedu/ Barygaza)
Sangam literature was composed in the city of _____. (Madurai / Vishakhapatnam)
_____ are stories that were probably composed by ordinary people and then were written down and preserved by the Buddhist monks. (Jatakas/ Arabian Nights)
Where was a ring well found by archaeologists?
