1-What is
the temple at Bhitargaon made of?
The temple at Bhitargaon was made of
terracotta and brick
2- Describe
the Deogarh temple.
The
Deogarh temple is placed on a large terraced platform with four corner shrines
and its shikhara or spire is about 12 metres high. The sculptural ornamentation
on the main doorway includes different types of designs such as birds,
attendants, svastikas and foliated scrolls.
3-Name two
temples of Pallava architecture.
The Shore temple at Mahabalipuram and Kailashnath
temple at Kanchi are the finest specimens of Pallava architecture.
4- What
is a stupa?
A stupa is a commemorative building usually
housing sacred relics associated with important saintly figures
5-What are
Ajanta Caves famous for?
wall
paintings
6- What
were the Ajanta caves used by the Buddhist monks?
They were
used as monasteries by the Buddhist monks who took refuge at such isolated
places during the rainy season. They also provided the monks with enough time
for broadening their spiritual quest through scholarly discussions.
7-What
is the central topic of the paintings?
The
central topic of the paintings is the illustration of various Jataka stories,
several events connected with the life of the Buddha, as well as contemporary events
and social life.
8.What is
Sangam literature?
The
earliest literature of South India is a collection called the Sangam
literature.
9. What
do we know from the Sangam literature?
Tamil in
the form of poems and songs. The Sangam literature gives picture of the
conditions that prevailed in South India during the ancient times.
10. Describe
Arthashastra.
Arthashastra
is written by Kautilya. It is a treatise on statecraft, administration and
inter-state relations in detail.
11.What is
Ashvagosha famous for?
Ashvagosha
was one of the great writers who received patronage of the Kushans. He is known
for writing the biography of the Buddha, Buddhcharita
as well as composing Saundarananda,
a fine example of Sanskrit Kavya
12.What
are Puranas?
The
Puranas were collection of myths, theoretical discourses and description of
rituals. They offer valuable source of historical information.There are
eighteen Great Puranas and eighteen Lesser Puranas.
13.What
did Aryabhatta prove?
Aryabhatta
proved that Earth revolves around the Sun and rotates on its own axis)
14.What
was Aryabhatta’s confirm about the heavenly bodies?
Aryabhatta
confirmed that heavenly bodies such as the Moon are spherical and shine
because of
the light reflected from the Sun. He also evaluated the time taken by
the Earth
to complete one revolution around the Sun.
·
Temples built during the Gupta period: Deogadh and Bhitargao
· Temple
at Mahabalipuram constructed by the Pallavas: The
Shore temple
· Stupa
situated in Sarnath: Dhamekh
· Caves
near Gaya: Barabar Caves
· Wrote
the biography of the Buddha: Ashvagosha
· Two
great epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata
· book
on mathematics by Brahmagupta: Brahmasphutasiddhanta
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