Megasthenes And Mauryan India
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EXAMIVERSE
📝 Q&A
Q1: Who was Megasthenes?
Answer: Greek ambassador of Seleucus I to Chandragupta Maurya’s court.
Q2: What is the Indica?
Answer: Megasthenes’ lost work documenting Mauryan India, known through later authors.
Q3: How did Megasthenes describe Mauryan society’s castes?
Answer: As seven occupational groups from philosophers to ministers, with no slavery.
Q4: Name the capital of the Mauryan Empire.
Answer: Pataliputra.
Q5: What economic features did Megasthenes highlight?
Answer: Two harvests, trade in textiles and spices, state monopolies, coinage.