Early kingdoms bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Horse sacrifice of powerful rajas.

   Item

   Ashvamedha

2. Clue

   Four-fold division by the priests.

   Item

   Varna

3. Clue

   Land where a jana settled.

   Item

   Janapada

4. Clue

   Great fortified kingdom of 2500 years ago.

   Item

   Mahajanapada

5. Clue

   Fine ware pottery of janapada sites.

   Item

   Painted Grey

6. Clue

   One-sixth share tax on crops.

   Item

   Bhaga

7. Clue

   Rule by many rajas in assembly.

   Item

   Gana

8. Clue

   Capital of the Vajji sangha.

   Item

   Vaishali

9. Clue

   Later capital of Magadha.

   Item

   Pataliputra

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation